Hungarian National Day: national flag is raised in front of the Parliament – Photos

The national flag was raised with military honours in the presence of László Kövér, Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, on the 67th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence on Monday morning in front of the Parliament in Budapest.

The flag was raised to the sound of the National Anthem by the National Defence Forces regiment. The event was attended by the Central Military Band, the 32nd Regiment of the Guard, the Count Ferenc Nádasdy Hussars and the National Cavalry Regiment.

The ceremony was also attended by representatives of military and state organisations.

1956 flags with holes in them were flown in the windows on either side of the main staircase of the Parliament.

23 October was declared an official national holiday by Parliament in 1991 and confirmed by the 2012 Constitution.

As we wrote before, the Russian new history textbook says it was a mistake to withdraw from Hungary in 1991, details HERE.

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