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[[File:Hungary counterrevolution.png|thumb|223x223px|A counterrevolutionary burning an image of [[Vladimir Lenin]] in Hungary]] | [[File:Hungary counterrevolution.png|thumb|223x223px|A counterrevolutionary burning an image of [[Vladimir Lenin]] in Hungary]] | ||
The '''Hungarian counterrevolution of 1956''' was an attempted counterrevolution against the [[Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)|Hungarian People's Republic]]. Prime Minister [[Imre Nagy]], the leader of the counterrevolution, attempted to leave the [[Warsaw Pact]] and establish a [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] multiparty system.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=The 1956 counter-revolution in Hungary and the present-day anti-Communist Propaganda|date=2016-04-01|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/04/the-1956-counter-revolution-in-hungary.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223155741/https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/04/the-1956-counter-revolution-in-hungary.html|archive-date=2022-02-23|retrieved=2022-08-21}}</ref> The uprising began on 23 October 1956 and was encouraged by [[United States of America|U.S.]] propaganda outlet [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]. On 30 October, after [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] forces left Hungary, counterrevolutionaries hanged upside down or killed 130 [[Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party|party]] members. Many of the rebels were [[Fascism|fascists]] and [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi]] collaborators. The Soviet Army returned to Hungary in early November at the request of the Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Government and ended the counterrevolution on 4 November.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=In Defense of Communism|title=Truth and Lies about Socialism: On the 60th anniversary of the counterrevolutionary events in Hungary 1956|date=2016-10-27|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/10/truth-and-lies-about-socialism-on-60th.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026094750/https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/10/truth-and-lies-about-socialism-on-60th.html|archive-date=2021-10-26|retrieved=2022-08-21}}</ref> Formerly classified [[CIA]] documents released in 2025 mention the fact that "the Hungarian Freedom Fighters were Agency sponsored."<ref>https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2025/0318/104-10110-10525.pdf</ref> | The '''Hungarian counterrevolution of 1956''' was an attempted counterrevolution against the [[Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)|Hungarian People's Republic]]. Prime Minister [[Imre Nagy]], the leader of the counterrevolution, attempted to leave the [[Warsaw Pact]] and establish a [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] multiparty system.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=The 1956 counter-revolution in Hungary and the present-day anti-Communist Propaganda|date=2016-04-01|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/04/the-1956-counter-revolution-in-hungary.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223155741/https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/04/the-1956-counter-revolution-in-hungary.html|archive-date=2022-02-23|retrieved=2022-08-21}}</ref> The uprising began on 23 October 1956 and was encouraged by [[United States of America|U.S.]] propaganda outlet [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]. On 30 October, after [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] forces left Hungary, counterrevolutionaries hanged upside down or killed 130 [[Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party|party]] members. Many of the rebels were [[Fascism|fascists]] and [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi]] collaborators. The Soviet Army returned to Hungary in early November at the request of the Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Government and ended the counterrevolution on 4 November.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=In Defense of Communism|title=Truth and Lies about Socialism: On the 60th anniversary of the counterrevolutionary events in Hungary 1956|date=2016-10-27|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/10/truth-and-lies-about-socialism-on-60th.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026094750/https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/10/truth-and-lies-about-socialism-on-60th.html|archive-date=2021-10-26|retrieved=2022-08-21}}</ref> Formerly classified [[CIA]] documents released in 2025 mention the fact that "the Hungarian Freedom Fighters were Agency sponsored."<ref>https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2025/0318/104-10110-10525.pdf</ref> which is an organisation formed by fugitives including several former leaders of the Hungarian uprising in the wake of its defeat. | ||
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The Hungarian counterrevolution of 1956 was an attempted counterrevolution against the Hungarian People's Republic. Prime Minister Imre Nagy, the leader of the counterrevolution, attempted to leave the Warsaw Pact and establish a bourgeois multiparty system.[1] The uprising began on 23 October 1956 and was encouraged by U.S. propaganda outlet Radio Free Europe. On 30 October, after Soviet forces left Hungary, counterrevolutionaries hanged upside down or killed 130 party members. Many of the rebels were fascists and Nazi collaborators. The Soviet Army returned to Hungary in early November at the request of the Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Government and ended the counterrevolution on 4 November.[2] Formerly classified CIA documents released in 2025 mention the fact that "the Hungarian Freedom Fighters were Agency sponsored."[3] which is an organisation formed by fugitives including several former leaders of the Hungarian uprising in the wake of its defeat.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The 1956 counter-revolution in Hungary and the present-day anti-Communist Propaganda" (2016-04-01). In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ "Truth and Lies about Socialism: On the 60th anniversary of the counterrevolutionary events in Hungary 1956" (2016-10-27). In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2025/0318/104-10110-10525.pdf