Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament
Hungary’s national flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Monday morning, to mark the anniversary of November 4, 1956, when the anti-Soviet uprising was crushed.
The flag was lowered in a military ceremony in Kossuth Square, with Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff Lt.Gen. Ferenc Kajari attending.
The flag will remain at half-mast throughout the day.
The clear aim of Moscow’s aggression in 1956 was to crush the revolution, to overthrow the government of Imre Nagy, who wanted to leave the socialist bloc, and to abolish the democratic system.
Hungary’s parliament declared Nov 4 a national day of mourning in 2013.
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- Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament. Photo: MTI
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- Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament. Photo: MTI
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- Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament. Photo: MTI
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- Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament. Photo: MTI
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- Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament. Photo: MTI
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- Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament. Photo: MTI
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- Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament. Photo: MTI
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- Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament. Photo: MTI
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- Photos: Hungarian national flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament. Photo: MTI
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Prepare yourself for the first year that the Hungarian flag is not lowered in front of Parliament on Nov 4th in order to avoid provoking Hungary’s heroic Russian allies. This might have been the last time.