page_title: István Bata
hierarchical_section_title: István Bata
caption_attribution_description: Magyar: General Bata István tábornok, honv.miniszter és Hegedüs András miniszterelnök, 1955. május 1, budapesti felvonulás, dísztribün Deutsch: Verteidigungsminister General István Bata und Ministerpräsident András Hegedüs, an der Arbeiterfestzug am 1 Mai 1955, Budapest English: Defence minister general István Bata and prime minister András Hegedüs at the workers procession on the 1st of May, 1955, in Budapest
context_page_description: István Bata was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as Minister of Defence from 1953 to 1956. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 he divided Budapest into three military districts and gave an order to defeat the revolution. On 26 October 1956 Bata was relieved of all of his functions. Three days later he escaped to the Soviet Union. He negotiated with János Kádár and he wanted to organize a military dictatorship after the fall of the revolution. On 16 November Bata was expelled from the party because of his Stalinist past. Later he returned to Hungary, where he worked for the Budapest Transport Company.
context_section_description: István Bata (5 March 1910 – 17 August 1982) was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as Minister of Defence from 1953 to 1956. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 he divided Budapest into three military districts and gave an order to defeat the revolution. On 26 October 1956 Bata was relieved of all of his functions. Three days later he escaped to the Soviet Union. He negotiated with János Kádár and he wanted to organize a military dictatorship after the fall of the revolution. On 16 November Bata was expelled from the party because of his Stalinist past. Later he returned to Hungary, where he worked for the Budapest Transport Company.
caption: Gen. István Bata in 1955
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