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This was an important event, because the Rákosi regime was reevaluated. It was questioned whether the victims of the Rákosi era were enemies. -
The MEFESZ (Magyar Egyetemisták és Főiskolai Egyesületek Szövetsége) was established.They were a communist youth association, and they listed 16 points (demands). -
A peaceful revolution was planned as a reaction to the Polish events. The revoltuion started at 3 p.m. at the Petőfi statue, where the National Song was told by Sinkovits Imre. -
The crowd split into two. Many went to the Bem square while others went to the Kossuth square to chant their demands in front of the Parliament. -
A group of demonstrator demolished the Stalin statue at Városliget. This way expressed their feelings towards the communist terror. -
A group of demonstrators went to the Radio in order to make their demands heard and public. But the Radio refused their request therefore the demondtrators sieged the Radio. From that point the revoltion became an armed revoltion. -
The people cut out the communist coat of arms from the Hungarian flag. The holey flag became the symbol of the revolution, also that day Gerő and Nagy Imre called the demonstrators as counter-revolutionaries, so the revolution was justified. -
At dark the lights were switched off in order to obstruct the revolution, but the demonstrators used the hated Szabad Nép paper as a torch. -
The Soviet troops returned and they occupied the Capital. A bigger group of demonstrators gathered in front of the Parliament, when the man of the ÁVH started to shoot at the russian soldiers. The confused soldiers started to shoot at the crowd and a chain fire took place in front of the Parliament. -
A cease fire was made with the Soviets andthe National Guard was established. Nagy Imre called the revolution a national and democratic movement and the Soviets troops started to withdraw.