Imre Nagy

Born 1896 -- died 1958

Prime Minister of Hungary 1953-1955, forced to resign and expelled from Communist Party for his liberalizing tendency.

He became Prime Minister again following the brief anti-Soviet uprising in 1956. Executed in 1958. He was buried along with others in a distant corner of the Municipal Cemetery to which access was not allowed until 1989. Next to his grave stands a memorial bell inscribed in Latin, Hungarian, German and English. The Latin reads: "Vivos voco Mortuo plango Fulgura frango," which is quaintly translated as: I call the living persons, I mourn for the died persons, I chase the lightnings.

Plot: A cenotaph was placed in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery Paris, France as a memorial at a time when the Communist leadership of Hungary would not mark or allow access to his true burial place. Since 1989 the true grave has been restored and is now accessible.