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After Stalin's death, new reforms were introduced to raise the living standards and the economy. In Hungary, Rákosi was replaced as prime minister by Nagy Imre. He was later also replaced. -
reevaluation of the Rákosi era -
MEFESZ which was a youth organization was established to represent the students and their rights
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A peaceful demonstration was planned in response and to raise awareness of the Polish events.
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A crowd of 200000 people marched to the parliament while chanting their demands. -
At 3 pm, Sinkovits Imre recited the National Song, also many people went to Bem square -
The other half of the demonstrators went to the Radio to make their demands public which ended up being an armed uprising -
A group of people went to the Stalin statue and demolished it, the statue was a symbol of communist terror. -
After that, the lights were switched off and Szabad Nép was used as a torch.
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Soviet troops occupied Budapest and they opened fire on Soviet orders. -
he called the demonstration a national and democratic movement. -
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Former political parties were reestablished.
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Nagy Imre denounced the Warsaw Pact, and Hungary became neutral. -
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