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MEFESZ was established
drafted a list of revolutionary demands -
Demonstration began at Petőfi statue (and Bem square)
at 3 pm., Sinkovits Imre recited the National Song -
A peaceful demonstration was planned
the government in the end didn't ban it (in Poland it was peaceful) -
People demolished the Stalin statue
had been the symbol of Rákosi terror -
Nagy Imre sent people home + lights were switched off
Szabad Nép was used as torch -
Siege of the Radio
to make demands public;
the demonstration escalated into an armed uprising -
Nagy Imre was appointed Prime Minister
Kádár became first secretary -
Crowd of 200.000 marched to Kossuth square
mostly young idealists, chanting their demands
"Nagy Imrét a kormányba, Rákosit a Dunába" -
Chain fire at Kossuth Square
Soviet soldiers started shooting (by mistake) -
Radio speech of Nagy Imre
he referred to the events as a nationalist and democratic movement + new government created (pluralist) -
Ceasefire with the Soviets
many people believed that it was the victory of the revolution -
Multi-party system
former parties reestablished + amnesty for political prisoners (Mindszenty) -
Hungary left the Warsaw Pact
Hungary became neutral -
Kádár and Maléter started negotiating with the USSR
Maléter was arrested and Kádár decided to cooperate -
Period: to
Soviet invasion + a group of youngsters resisted
constant streetfights, lot of blood;
the Suez Crisis provided a chance for a military showdown