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Hungary marks 1956 anniversary
Hungary’s national flag was hoisted and then lowered to half-mast with military honours in front of Parliament on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of November 4, 1956.
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Hungarians mark 1956 uprising
The national flag was hoisted with military honors in a ceremony in front of Parliament at 9 am this morning.
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Speaker Kövér: Sins become complete once they are forgotten
Speaking at the re-inauguration ceremony of the “Martyrs of the Nation” Memorial in downtown Budapest, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér remembered the victims of the communist rule of the 1918-1919...
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EU Brexit summit could disrupt PM Orbán's revolution speech
If PM Orbán is not scheduled to represent Hungary at an EU summit in Brussels on October 23rd, he will deliver a festive speech in Budapest.
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The 1956 Revolution, Imre Nagy, the 1956 Institute: facts vs. sensation
The liberal media is freaking out about Imre Nagy and 1956
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Commemorations of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising under way across the country
A torchlight march was held in Budapest on Monday evening to commemorate the revolution. The march started at the Budapest University of Technology and ended at Bem József Square near Margaret Bridge
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Hungary marks 61st anniversary of the crushing of the 1956 revolution and freedom-fight
Hungary’s flag was raised and then lowered to half-mast with military honors in front of Parliament to mark the occasion which is held on November 4th each year
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Light a candle today in commemoration of the martyrs of the 1956 Revolution
Sixty years ago today at 4 a.m., the Soviet Union launched Operation Whirlwind to break the Hungarian Revolution. Today is the day we remember our martyrs.
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No, the Hungarian refugees of 1956 are not the same as today’s migrants
It was a Tuesday, that October 23rd in 1956. The whole thing began as a peaceful, student demonstration, young people with a manifesto asserting the right to be independent from all foreign powers and that all Hungarians should enjoy the rights of free people in a democratic system. The crowds grew as the demonstrations moved throughout the city. By nightfall, State Security Police had fired on a crowd of unarmed demonstrators outside the state radio building, killing many.
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Stand Up for the Freedom Fighters
Some have wondered when that fateful turn began, that moment that marked “the beginning of the end of the Soviet Empire.” For those of us who endured Soviet oppression behind the Iron Curtain, it came in 1956, brought about by a scrappy pack of kids, many of whom paid the ultimate price for their courage.
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Remembering the 1956 Revolution
Romanced by today’s creative, fun-loving Budapest, it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t always so. For a dozen days in late October and early November 1956, Hungarians fought to liberate themselves from the yoke of communist oppression. Everyday people from all walks of life suddenly became freedom fighters. Spurred on by indefatigable traditions of independence and self-determination, the people revolted and nearly won.
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“New heroes are born where they are not forgotten”
Hungary will mark the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution this autumn. Events are already underway across the country to honor those who courageously rose up against communist tyranny during those fateful days that began October 23, 1956.
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UN lifts confidential status of documents on Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution
András Nagy will arrive in New York on May 16th to research and document the files