End of communism in Hungary

Fall of communism in Hungary
Part of the Revolutions of 1989
The reburial of Imre Nagy and other prominent figures of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution on June 16, 1989, in Heroes' Square, Budapest
Date22 May 1988 – 2 May 1990 (1988-05-22 – 1990-05-02)
LocationHungary
Participants
Outcome

Communist rule in the People's Republic of Hungary came to an end in 1989 by a peaceful transition to a democratic system. After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was suppressed by Soviet forces, Hungary remained a communist country. As the Soviet Union weakened at the end of the 1980s, the Eastern Bloc disintegrated.

The events in Hungary were part of the Revolutions of 1989, known in Hungarian as the Rendszerváltás (lit.'system change' or 'change of regime').