1956 Hungarian Uprising

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
revolutionary
gptkbp:casualties about 2,500 Hungarians killed
about 700 Soviet troops killed
gptkbp:cause demand for political reform
desire for national independence
opposition to Soviet-imposed policies
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:1956_Memorial_in_Budapest
gptkb:House_of_Terror_Museum
gptkb:October_23_(Hungary_National_Holiday)
gptkbp:endDate 1956-11-10
gptkbp:followedBy consolidation of Soviet control in Hungary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1956 Hungarian Uprising
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Khrushchev_Thaw
gptkb:de-Stalinization
gptkbp:internationalResponse condemnation by United Nations
condemnation by United States
limited Western intervention
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Ernő_Gerő
gptkb:Imre_Nagy
gptkb:János_Kádár
gptkbp:legacy inspired later anti-Soviet movements
symbol of resistance against oppression
gptkbp:location gptkb:Budapest
gptkb:Hungary
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Radio_Free_Europe
Western press
gptkbp:notableEvent Soviet military intervention
execution of Imre Nagy
formation of workers' councils
temporary withdrawal of Soviet troops
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Pál_Maléter
gptkb:Béla_Király
gptkb:Gyula_Horn
gptkb:József_Mindszenty
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Hungarian_People's_Republic
gptkb:Hungarian_Revolutionaries
gptkbp:precededBy Stalinist repression in Hungary
gptkbp:refugees about 200,000 Hungarians fled
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkb:Hungarian_People's_Republic
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
Suppression of revolution
gptkbp:startDate 1956-10-23
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:Hungarian_State_Security_Police_(ÁVH)
gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1956_Budapest_Uprising
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6