1959
1959
22 Jan. The Council of Ministers brings a resolu-tion on the economic strengthening of cooperative farms and the development of the cooperative farm movement.
27 Jan.-5 Feb. Under the leadership of János Kádár a Hungarian party delegation takes part in the.31 st extraordinary congress of the Soviet Communist Party.
6 March The session of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party analyses the experiences of the 31 st congress of the Soviet Communist Party, evaluates the results of the cooperative farm movement, and defines condi-tions for faster industrial development.
3 Apr. Decree 12/1959 of the Presidential Council proclaims a partial amnesty. Among others, they suspend the punishment of Zoltán Tildy.
11 Apr. -17 May Under the leadership of Ferenc Münnich a party and government delegation leaves for Mongolia, Vietnam, China and Korea. On 27 April a Hungarian-Chinese treaty of friendship and cooperation is signed in Beijing.
14 May Otto Grotewohl, prime minister of the – GDR, holds talks in Budapest.
4-6 June Under the leadership of N.S. Khrushchev, first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee and head of govern-ment, a Soviet delegation holds talks in Hungary.
25 July Decree 29/1959 of the Presidential Council extends compulsory education until the age of 15.
25 Sept. The Hungarian Writers’ Union is re-formed. President: József Darvas, secretary: Imre Dobozy.
30 Nov.-5 Dec. At the 7th congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party the party leadership is elected.
First secretary of the Central Committee: János Kádár. Alternate members of the Political Committee: Antal Apró, Béla Biszku, Lajos Fehér, Jenő Fock, Gyula Kállai, Károly Kiss, György Marosán, Ferenc Münnich, Dezső Nemes, Sándor Rónai, Miklós Somogyi.
Alternate members: Sándor Gáspár, Zoltán Ko-mócsin, István Szirmai.
Secretaries of the Central Committee: Jenő Fock, Lajos Fehér, János Kádár, Károly Kiss, György Marosán and István Szirmai.
10-14 Dec. Under the leadership of János Kádár a Hungarian delegation leaves for Sofia to attend the 12th session of COMECON where they sign the basic charter of COMECON.
19 Dec. Czechoslovakia, Hungary and the Soviet Union sign an agreement in Moscow on the cons-truction of a new crude oil pipeline.
