Resignation, conversion to Roman Catholicism and death Kádár's grave János Kádár held power in Hungary until the "apparat coup" in the spring of 1988,Ivan Volcyes,"Leadership Drift in Hungary:Empirical Observations on a Normative Concept" "the dramatic party conference of May,1988, that swept away the entire Kádár team..." "the palace coup by the party apparat on May 22, 1988,that resulted in the wholesale replacement of the Politburo..." "individuals who wished to succeed Kadar against Kadar's wishes had to do so outside Politburo channels; the May 1988 apparat coup in fact, had to be orchestrated by Prime Minister Grosz and his personal coterie." when he resigned under pressure as General Secretary in the face of mounting economic difficulties and his own ill health. At a party conference in Budapest on 22 May 1988, at which half a dozen of his Politburo associates were also removed, Kádár announced his resignation and was officially replaced as General Secretary by Prime Minister Károly Grósz, who strove to continue Kádár's policies in a modified form adapted to the new circumstances. Kádár was named instead to the ceremonial position of Party President. He did not wish to be re-elected to the Political Committee, the most important decision-making body of the party. In May 1989, as Grósz and his associates in turn were being sidelined by a faction of young "radical reformers" who set out to dismantle Communism altogether, Kádár, his health visibly failing, was officially removed from office completely.The Washington Post,"Hungary's Janos Kadar retired from party posts" According to Miklós Németh's testimony, some months before his death Kádár asked a Roman Catholic priest to hear his confession, which indicates that he probably experienced a conversion from his former atheism to Roman Catholicism .movil.religionenlibertad.comblogs.reuters.comcatholicherald.co.um
Resignation, final months and death Kádár's grave János Kádár held power in Hungary until the "apparat coup" in the spring of 1988,Ivan Volcyes,"Leadership Drift in Hungary:Empirical Observations on a Normative Concept" "the dramatic party conference of May,1988, that swept away the entire Kádár team..." "the palace coup by the party apparat on May 22, 1988,that resulted in the wholesale replacement of the Politburo..." "individuals who wished to succeed Kadar against Kadar's wishes had to do so outside Politburo channels; the May 1988 apparat coup in fact, had to be orchestrated by Prime Minister Grosz and his personal coterie." when he resigned under pressure as General Secretary in the face of mounting economic difficulties and his own ill health. At a party conference in Budapest on 22 May 1988, at which half a dozen of his Politburo associates were also removed, Kádár announced his resignation and was officially replaced as General Secretary by Prime Minister Károly Grósz, who strove to continue Kádár's policies in a modified form adapted to the new circumstances. Kádár was named instead to the ceremonial position of Party President. He did not wish to be re-elected to the Political Committee, the most important decision-making body of the party. In May 1989, as Grósz and his associates in turn were being sidelined by a faction of young "radical reformers" who set out to dismantle Communism altogether, Kádár, his health visibly failing, was officially removed from office completely.The Washington Post,"Hungary's Janos Kadar retired from party posts" According to Miklós Németh's testimony, some months before his death Kádár asked a Roman Catholic priest to hear his confession, which some have theorised as a sign of a possible revelation and conversion to Christianity .movil.religionenlibertad.comblogs.reuters.comcatholicherald.co.um
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indicates that he probably experienced a conversion from his former atheism to Roman Catholicism
some have theorised as a sign of a possible revelation and conversion to Christianity