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| c. Hungary |
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| 1945, Nov. 3 |
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| The first general election gave an absolute majority to the anticommunist Smallholders' Party, whose leader, Zoltan Tildy, formed a coalition cabinet. The Communists gained the Interior and Justice Ministries and thus controlled the secret police. | 1 |
| The economic situation of the country was desperate as a result of the war, with serious food shortages and an unprecedented currency inflation. Large-scale Soviet requisitions further aggravated the situation. | 2 |
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| 1946 |
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| About 150,000 ethnic Germans were expelled; another 100,000 were expelled in 1947. | 3 |
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| Feb. 1 |
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| A republic was proclaimed with Zoltan Tildy as president. Ferenc Nagy of the Smallholders' Party became premier on Feb. 4. | 4 |
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