Hungarian Rebellion of 1956
Category: Иное
Обновлено: 30 апр 2018
Made for Cambridge iGCSE History.
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6 October: Funeral of Laszlo Rajik23 October: Students in Budapest demand an end to Soviet occupation and
the implementation fo "true socialism".23 October: Police arrest protesters. When other students attempted to aid
those who were arrested the police opened fire on the crowd.23 October: Protesters topple a 30ft statue of Stalin as a symbolic gesture.24 October: Russian troops had been sent to stop the protests overnight.24 October: Soviet tanks were stationed outside the Parliament building.24 October: Soviet soldiers guarded key bridges and crossroads.24: October: despite the USSR's reaction Hungarian soldiers + workers joined
students in protest.24 October: The Hungarian Communist Party appoints a new Prime Minister
- Imre Nagy.24 October: Imre Nagy makes a request + a promise - he asks Khruschev to
remove Russian troops in Hungary + promised free elections to the people.25 October: A large number of protesters gathered in front of the Parliament building.25 October: Protesters take control of the running fo the country.25 October: Politicians loyal to Russia are forced to flee.25 October: Nagy is allowed to continue as Prime Minister and keeps promising reforms.28 October: Khrushchev agrees to Nagy's request - the Russian army withdraws
from Budapest.4 November: 1,000 Russian tanks moved into Budapest.4 November: Hungary's airfields + highway junctions +
bridges are all captured by the Red army.4 November: After fierce fighting the Russians gain control.4 November: There is a new Hungarian leader - Janos Kadar.
He says he will let Nagy + his followers leave the country safely.22 November: Nagy is kidnapped + tried for treason.
He is eventually executed in June 1958 in secret.Периоды
1 November: Nagy appeals to the UN for help in resolving conflict.Political prisoners (ie. Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty) are released.Nagy introduced freedom of speech + freedom of religion + democracy.29 October - 3
November:
reforms introduced.Nagy also announces that Hungary was going to leave the Warsaw Pact.
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