Nagy Imre was born on June 7, 1896, in Kaposvár. He was one of the leading figures of the Hungarian Revolution, who was sentenced to death and executed by the Soviets. His reburial in 1989 became a symbol of the regime change. Imre Nagy was Prime Minister twice: between 1953 and 1955, and during the 1956 revolution. During his first premiership, he introduced reforms in the economy and society that eased the burden of the Stalinist dictatorship.