Hungarian ÁVH secret police
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The Hungarian ÁVH secret police was the communist-era state security organization in Hungary notorious for its brutal repression, surveillance, and political persecution, especially in the years leading up to the 1956 revolution.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Államvédelmi Hatóság | 0 |
| Hungarian ÁVH | 1 |
| ÁVH secret police | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
secret police organization
ⓘ
state security service ⓘ |
| activity |
censorship enforcement
ⓘ
counterintelligence ⓘ internal security ⓘ interrogation and torture ⓘ management of prisons and labor camps ⓘ political repression ⓘ show trials organization ⓘ surveillance of citizens ⓘ |
| commonName | ÁVH ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| dissolutionContext | political changes leading up to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Budapest ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of communist terror in Hungary ⓘ |
| ideology |
Stalin era
ⓘ
surface form:
Stalinism
communism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Soviet MGB
ⓘ
NKVD ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet NKVD
|
| languageOfName | Hungarian ⓘ |
| method |
arbitrary arrest
ⓘ
blackmail and intimidation ⓘ forced confessions ⓘ secret detention ⓘ telephone and mail surveillance ⓘ torture during interrogation ⓘ use of informant networks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutal repression
ⓘ
political persecution ⓘ role in Stalinist terror in Hungary ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod |
early 1950s
ⓘ
late 1940s ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod | 1949–1953 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian Communist Party
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian Working People’s Party
|
| regimeServed | Mátyás Rákosi government ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
repression preceding the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
ⓘ
suppression of political opposition after World War II ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian Communist Party leadership
Ministry of the Interior of Hungary ⓘ |
| successor | later Hungarian state security bodies under post-1956 regime ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
former aristocracy and bourgeoisie
ⓘ
intellectuals ⓘ perceived class enemies ⓘ political opponents ⓘ religious leaders ⓘ suspected spies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ÁVH secret police
this entity surface form:
Hungarian ÁVH