Today: Hungary marks 1956 anniversary, national day of mourning – PHOTOS
Hungary’s national flag in front of Parliament was hoisted and then lowered to half-mast with military honours on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of November 4, 1956, when the anti-Soviet uprising was crushed.
The ceremony, marking a national day of mourning, was attended by Tibor Benkő, the defence minister, and Ferenc Korom, commander of the armed forces.
Kossuth Square, Budapest, Hungary. Hungary marks 1956 anniversary, national day of mourning. Photo: MTI
Kossuth Square, Budapest, Hungary. Hungary marks 1956 anniversary, national day of mourning. Photo: MTI
Hungarian President János Áder lay flowers of commemoration at the tomb of Hungary’s martyred PM Imre Nagy in eastern Budapest’s Rákoskeresztúr cemetery.
Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian President lay flowers of commemoration at the tomb of Hungary’s martyred PM Imre Nagy in eastern Budapest’s Rákoskeresztúr cemetery. Photo: MTI
Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian President lay flowers of commemoration at the tomb of Hungary’s martyred PM Imre Nagy in eastern Budapest’s Rákoskeresztúr cemetery. Photo: MTI
Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian President lay flowers of commemoration at the tomb of Hungary’s martyred PM Imre Nagy in eastern Budapest’s Rákoskeresztúr cemetery. Photo: MTI
The public has been invited to light candles of commemoration at the House of Terror Museum during the day and in front of St. Stephen’s Basilica in the evening.
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Source: MTI
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