granted a pardon and released, but kept under permanent 'observation'. Role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and life in exile On 31 October 1956, following the revival of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party during the Revolution, she became president of the Party. On 1 November she attended the Socialist International Meeting in Vienna, Austria. The following day, 2 November The Hungarian Government appointed her a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. On 3 November her Party nominated Kéthly for a ministerial position in the new coalition government of Imre Nagy but at dawn the following day, 4 November 1956, the Soviet Union invaded Hungary and she was advised to fly to New York City and appeal to the U.N. General Assembly on behalf of Hungary. Eventually she settled in London, United Kingdom, where she carried on writing and editing Socialist publications. In 1962 the Hungarian Supreme Court reviewed Kéthly's 1954 pardon and, in absentia, imposed on her a three-year prison sentence for anti-state activities. Anna Kéthly died on 7 September 1976, in Blankenberge, Belgium. In October, 1990, her ashes were returned to Hungary and laid to rest. She was fully rehabilitated on 7 July 1994, when the Hungarian Supreme Court annulled the 1962 verdict against her. Movie A movie about her life, Utolsó jelentés Annáról ("Last Report About Anna") premiered in late 2009. It was directed by Márta Mészáros. Enikő Eszenyi plays Kéthly. External links United Nations Report of the Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary, General Assembly, Official Records, 11th session, Supplement No. 18 A/3592), New York. 1957 Anna Kéthly Foundation Official website of theSocial Democratic Party (Hungary) (Kéthly's party) Official website of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party (a split of Kéthly's party which claims her legacy) 1889 births 1976 deaths Politicians from Budapest Social Democratic Party of Hungary politicians People of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 20th-century Hungarian women politicians Hungarian exiles