October Students in Budapest raised a demonstration- calling for removal of USSR troops, appointment of Nagy, multi party elections
Khrushchev allowed Nagy to be appointed, met soviet delegation to convince USSR military intervention was unnecessary; Hungary was loyal to Moscow
Khrushchev agreed to removal of USSR troops from Budapest, began withdrawal
Nagy implemented reforms ending one party, state, non-communists in government
Moscow reversed decision- feared collapse of communism, needed strong influence across eastern bloc, reforms threatened this
November Nagy announced Hungary leaving warsaw pact
15 divisions of the red army surrounded budapest over 2,000 hungarians dead, Nagy executed
Kadar installed as leader, hard line communist