Chilei menekültek befogadása a szocialista Magyarországon, 1973–1974

Absztrakt

The reprisals that accompanied Chile’s military takeover in September 1973, as well as the rising number of murders and disappearances, provoked global out- rage. Eastern Bloc countries also offered their assistance, particularly by accepting Chilean communist and socialist immigrants. The Chilean immigrants, who arrived in Hungary in waves, adopted different life strategies: some viewed Budapest as a stopover on their way to Western Europe, while others appreciated the furnished apartment and work opportunity offered. Drawing on the self-narrative of a Chilean émigré and contemporaneous party documents, this study recounts the procedure and facets of the Chileans’ admittance, as well as their subsequent experiences in socialist and post-socialist Hungary.