The Mátyás Rákosi Era October 5, 2013 290 × 406 in The Fundamental Law The Mátyás Rákosi Era (1949–1956): Archbishop of Esztergom József Mindszenty praying over Hungarian Workers’ Party General Secretary Mátyás Rákosi, Hungary’s Stalinist leader from 1948 to 1956, and the body of a tortured political prisoner. Like this:Like Loading...