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The MEFESZ (Magyar Egyetemisták és Főiskolások Szövetsége) was established on the 16th of October and they drafted the list of demands, which was used during the revolution. -
Originally the demonstration on the 23rd of October was planned as a peaceful one (because of the Polish events) and it started at the Petőfi-Statue (and lots of people also went to the Bem Square). However, it quickly escalated and 200.000 people marched to the Kossuth square , chanting their demands. -
Several demonstrators went to the Radio in order to make their demands public and let the people know what had been started. However, they did not let them publish it, and it let to an armed uprising. -
The demolishment of the Stalin Statue was one of the most important event of the revolution, due to the fact that it symbolized the communist terror, and it was destroyed by the Hungarian People. -
After that the Soviet troops occupied Budapest and showed resistance against the Hungarian revolutionists, the Soviets started shooting in front of the Parliament in order to show the power they had. -
On the 26th of October the revolutionists who tried to occupy the barracks in Mosonmagyaróvár had to face a chain fire, which led to several people's death. -
The radio speech of Nagy Imre on the 28th of October was an important event, due to the fact that he called the revolution a national and democratic movement. -
On the 30th of October the one party system ended, and former political parties were reestablished (a sign of democratic acts). -
On the 1st of November Nagy Imre denounced the Warsaw Pact and Hungary finally became neutral. -
In spite of the ceasefire between Hungary and the Soviet Union, the Soviets started an attack on Budapest on 4th of November. Nagy Imre acknowledged their offensive, and said that the army was fighting against them, trying to stop them.