A Historical and Archival Guide to Székesfehérvár (Székesfehérvár, 2003)

A SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF SZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR

fled from the town returned later. The fact that the population of 1 944 was reached only by the early 50s can be explained by this. In both elections of the coalition period after the World War II, in the elections of the 1945 national assembly and in the next parliamentary elections the town gave mandate to the right-wing parties. The Small-holders' Party received the absolute majority of votes in the elections of 4 November 1945, the Christian Women's Party won by 26% of the votes in August 1947. When the council system was established in 1950 the town, unprecedented in its history, Székesfehérvár was ordered under the authority of the district council. Only after four years was this system changed and the county council became dominant in the town, which is of district rank now. Studies of economy-history rank Székesfehérvár as intensively developing industrial town after World War II. However, its development regarding the location of industrial investment and the structural change in the 1950s can not be called outstanding. It influenced the town's development unfavourably that Fejér county became a double pole-, then a double centre county these years. Dunapentele's (Dunaújváros) high priority development engaged and withheld sources from Székesfehérvár. Town improvements in the 1950s regarding infrastructure and flat-building was considerably backward compared to the other district town of Fejér county, Dunaújváros. The revolution and war of independence of 1956 took its start with the demands and demonstrations of the students. Mass demonstrations were in the focus of the following few days' events, to which factory and office workers joined to it after the volley on 24 October. The founding of the National Committee of Székesfehérvár was the most significant moment on 27 October. Its pursuit was not confined to directing the revolutionary events of Székesfehérvár, in fact its activity reached out of Fejér county. The Revolutionary Military Council of Transdanubia that worked with the National Council of Transdanubia was instituted after the proposal of this Committee. At the same time with the National Committee of Székesfehérvár the United Workers' Council (uniquely in the country) was set up in order to direct the town's bigger factories in concert, and to co-ordinate demands and work. The two committees took control of the whole po-