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Soviet controll
Hungary remains under Soviet control, with limited political freedoms and a repressive regime. -
The Revolution begins
The Hungarian Revolution begins with a student protest in Budapest, demanding political reforms and the withdrawal of Soviet troops. -
Radio and Statue
The protests escalate, with demonstrators taking control of the Hungarian Radio building and broadcasting their demands for freedom and independence and also taking down the Stalin statue -
Soviets fight back
Soviet tanks are deployed to Budapest, leading to violent clashes between protesters and the military. -
Nagy Imre
The Hungarians demanded Nagy Imre to be prime minister and the withdrawal of the soviet troops -
Invasion
The Soviet Union launches a full-scale invasion of Hungary, crushing the revolution and forcing Nagy Imre to flee to the Yugoslav embassy. -
Restoring the communist regime
Soviet forces seize control of Budapest, ending the revolution and restoring the Communist regime called the Kádár regime -
Imre Nagy Seeks Asylum
imre Nagy seeks asylum in the Yugoslav Embassy, but he is later arrested by Soviet forces, marking the end of the revolution's leadership. -
End
Imre Nagy is captured by Soviet forces and later executed for his role in the revolution. -
1989
1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union there was a change of the regime in Hungary as well ending the communist oppression