Hungarian Revolution of 1956

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The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a nationwide uprising against Soviet-imposed policies and control in Hungary, briefly challenging communist rule before being violently suppressed by Soviet forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-Soviet revolt ⓘ
revolution ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
aftermath consolidation of Kádár regime ⓘ
execution of Imre Nagy in 1958 ⓘ
political reprisals against participants ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1956 Hungarian Revolution ⓘ
Hungarian Uprising of 1956 ⓘ
approximateDeathToll 2000-3000 ⓘ
approximateRefugeeNumber 200000 ⓘ
approximateSovietMilitaryCasualties around 700 ⓘ
cause demand for political liberalization ⓘ
economic grievances under planned economy ⓘ
opposition to Soviet domination ⓘ
repression by Stalinist leadership of Mátyás Rákosi ⓘ
commemoratedOn 1956-10-23 ⓘ
commemorationType national holiday in Hungary ⓘ
context de-Stalinization after Khrushchev’s Secret Speech ⓘ
country Hungary ⓘ
demand economic reforms ⓘ
free elections ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
multi-party system ⓘ
rehabilitation of political prisoners ⓘ
withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary ⓘ
endDate 1956-11-10 ⓘ
event Imre Nagy’s declaration to leave the Warsaw Pact ⓘ
announcement of Hungarian neutrality ⓘ
formation of workers’ councils ⓘ
street fighting in Budapest ⓘ
temporary collapse of ÁVH ⓘ
toppling of Stalin statue in Budapest ⓘ
historicalSignificance major challenge to Soviet control in Eastern Europe ⓘ
symbol of resistance to communist rule ⓘ
influenced Prague Spring ⓘ
dissident movements in Eastern Europe ⓘ
internationalReaction condemnation of Soviet intervention by Western governments ⓘ
limited practical support from NATO countries ⓘ
keyFigure Cardinal József Mindszenty ⓘ
Ernő Gerő ⓘ
Imre Nagy ⓘ
János Kádár ⓘ
Mátyás Rákosi ⓘ
linked to: Ernő Gerő

Pál Maléter ⓘ
location Budapest ⓘ
Debrecen ⓘ
Szeged ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive Western press reporting ⓘ
memorial 1956 Revolution Memorial in Budapest ⓘ
opposedBy Hungarian ÁVH secret police ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
partOf Cold War ⓘ
precededBy Polish October 1956 ⓘ
relatedTo Soviet–Hungarian relations ⓘ
Warsaw Pact ⓘ
result Soviet military intervention ⓘ
formation of János Kádár government ⓘ
mass emigration of Hungarians ⓘ
reassertion of Soviet control over Hungary ⓘ
violent suppression of uprising ⓘ
SovietOperationName Operation Whirlwind ⓘ
startDate 1956-10-23 ⓘ
supportedBy Hungarian intellectuals ⓘ
Hungarian peasants ⓘ
Hungarian students ⓘ
Hungarian workers ⓘ
suppressedBy Soviet artillery ⓘ
Soviet tanks ⓘ
triggeredBy student demonstration in Budapest on 1956-10-23 ⓘ

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956 → alsoKnownAs → Hungarian Uprising of 1956 ⓘ
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Hungarian Revolution of 1956 → alsoKnownAs → 1956 Hungarian Revolution ⓘ
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Soviet military officers → notableConflictParticipation → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
United States–Hungary relations → affectedBy → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
1956 Summer Olympics → politicalContext → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party → cameToPowerAfter → 1956 Hungarian Revolution ⓘ
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Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party → supportedBy → Soviet military intervention in Hungary ⓘ
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Eisenhower administration → inOfficeDuring → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
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Układ Warszawski → significantEvent → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Soviet–Hungarian relations → significantEvent → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Soviet–Hungarian relations → includes → Soviet military intervention in Hungary in 1956 ⓘ
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1956 Revolution Memorial in Budapest → commemorates → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
1956 Revolution Memorial in Budapest → memorialFor → Hungarian freedom fighters of 1956 ⓘ
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János Kádár → conflict → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
József Mindszenty → releasedDuring → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
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Operation Whirlwind → opposedBelligerent → Hungarian revolutionaries ⓘ
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Polish October 1956 → relatedEvent → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia → relatedTo → Soviet intervention in Hungary in 1956 ⓘ
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Imre Nagy → notableEvent → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Eastern Bloc → significantEvent → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces → conflict → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Secret Speech of 1956 → relatedEvent → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Ferenc Münnich → participantIn → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
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Communist Party of Great Britain → reasonFor1956Crisis → Soviet invasion of Hungary ⓘ
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Uniting for Peace resolution (A/RES/377 (V)) → usedInContext → Soviet intervention in Hungary 1956 ⓘ
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T-54 tank → usedInConflict → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Ernő Gerő → notableEvent → 1956 Hungarian Revolution ⓘ
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Plot 301, Rákoskeresztúr cemetery → historicalEvent → 1956 Hungarian Revolution ⓘ
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Hungarian People’s Army → engagedIn → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Pál Maléter → participantIn → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
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János Csermanek → participatedIn → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Southern Group of Forces → participatedIn → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Soviet Airborne Forces → conflict → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Hungarian People's Republic → experiencedEvent → Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ
Hungarian People's Republic → experiencedEvent → Soviet military intervention in Hungary (1956) ⓘ
linked to: Hungarian Revolution of 1956