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The 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution

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Imre Nagy commemorates 1956

Hungary commemorates martyred 1956 PM Imre Nagy

President János Áder laid flowers of
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Victims of communism biographies to be published after October Revolution anniversary

The Committee of National Remembrance, established by Hungary's parliament, will publish on its website the short biographies of victims of...

Hungary marks anniversary of 1956 Soviet reprisal

Hungary's flag was raised and then lowered to half-mast with military honours in front of Parliament on Saturday to mark the 61st anniversary...

Conference held on 1956 revolution in Vienna

Vienna, March 3 (MTI) - A research conference attended by historians and other academics was held on Hungary's anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 at...

1956 monument in New York to be unveiled on March 15

Budapest, February 28 (MTI) - The monument commemorating Hungary's ill-fated 1956 anti-Soviet revolution has been put in place in New York and...

Hungarian house speaker unveils memorial to 1956 revolution in Mexico

Mexico City (MTI) - House Speaker Lászlo Kövér inaugurated a memorial dedicated to the heroes of the Hungarian revolution and freedom fight...

2017 to be year of major cultural investments, says Hungarian government

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) - The year ahead will be one of major cultural investments in Hungary, with the government set to spend more than...

1956 Revolution – The first brick that was pushed out of the wall of communism – VIDEO

For us to understand the difficulties Hungary has been going through since 1989, first we need to analyze life under Soviet occupation and how...

1956 celebratory event in Krakow – Orbán: new era of prosperity starting in central Europe

Krakow, December 9 (MTI) - A new period of prosperity is starting in central Europe and young people will have to find new ways to nurture...

The Revolution of 1956: Here are the leaders of the retaliation

The Committee of National Remembrance has released the biographies of those leaders who participated in the retaliations following the...