1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1956_Soviet_invasion_of_Hungary
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:casualties 1,000 Soviet wounded
2,500 Hungarian civilians killed
20,000 Hungarians wounded
700 Soviet troops killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ivan_Konev
gptkb:Imre_Nagy
gptkb:János_Kádár
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:23_October_(Hungary_National_Holiday)
gptkbp:date 4 November 1956
gptkbp:endDate 10 November 1956
gptkbp:followedBy Repression in Hungary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary
gptkbp:internationalResponse Condemnation by Western countries
No military intervention by NATO
gptkbp:legacy Influenced later uprisings in Eastern Europe
Symbol of resistance against Soviet oppression
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hungary
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive international media coverage
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:1956_Memorials_in_Hungary
Statues and plaques in Budapest
gptkbp:militaryUnitsInvolved gptkb:Hungarian_People's_Army
gptkb:Hungarian_Revolutionaries
gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Nikita_Khrushchev
gptkb:Yuri_Andropov
gptkb:Ivan_Konev
gptkb:Ernő_Gerő
gptkb:Imre_Nagy
gptkb:János_Kádár
gptkb:Pál_Maléter
gptkb:Ferenc_Münnich
gptkb:Gyula_Kállai
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Operation_Whirlwind
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Hungarian_Revolutionaries
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956
gptkbp:refugees 200,000 Hungarians fled as refugees
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:result Reinstatement of pro-Soviet government
Suppression of the Hungarian Revolution
gptkbp:significance Demonstrated Soviet control over Eastern Bloc
Suppressed anti-Soviet uprising
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hungarian_Communist_regime
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7