The Hungarian Uprising marked the first uprising by a satellite state to remove communism. Hungarian leader Imre Nagy wanted to pull out of the Warsaw Pact. The uprising overthrew the government and made way for free elections
The Hungarian Uprising, 1956
- The Hungarian Revolution or Uprising
- A spontaneous nationwide revolt
- Against the government of the Peoples Republic of Hungary, and its Soviet-imposed policies
- The revolt began as a student demonstration
- Spread quickly across Hungary, and the government fell
- Demanded political changes
- ÁVH, declared its intention to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact
- Pledged to re-establish free elections
- By the end of October, fighting had almost stopped and a sense of normality began to return
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