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Hungarian Revolution: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Revolution of 1956 • Hungarian uprising
Date 1956
Location Hungary

Did You Know?

  • Hungarians were angered when they received no assistance from the US despite declarations of sympathy from the Western power.
  • For thirty years after the Soviet invasion, publicly mentioning Imre Nagy could lead to reprimand by the law.
  • There were strikes, arrests, and even armed resistance in the months after the Soviet tanks retook Hungary.

Photos

A destroyed Russian tank and wrecked vehicles sit in a debris-strewn street between heavily damaged buildings at Francis Boulevard, Budapest, during the 1956 Hungarian Uprising.
Imre Nagy stands at a microphone addressing a crowd from a balcony, with Ferenc Erdei on his right, during the 1956 Hungarian uprising in Budapest.
A group of people stands behind the toppled head of a large statue of Joseph Stalin lying on the street in Budapest, with graffiti on the statue during the 1956 Hungarian Uprising.
A large crowd in Budapest surrounds a toppled statue base during the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with a man holding a rifle and another holding a flag standing atop the statue.
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Key People

Nikita Khrushchev smiling and wearing a suit with medals on the lapel, shown from the chest up in a black and white photograph.
Nikita Khrushchev
premier of Soviet Union
János Kádár
János Kádár
premier of Hungary
Yury Andropov
Yury Andropov
president of Soviet Union
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Imre Nagy
premier of Hungary
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Zoltán Tildy
president of Hungary