
Hungary celebrates this October 2006, 50 years of the revolution against the communist regime (a revolt from 23 October to 10 November 1956). But on November 4, Soviet forces invaded, unleashed both artillery and airstrikes on Budapest, killed thousands of civilians, and had crushed all organised resistance by 10 November. An estimated 200,000 Hungarians fled as refugees. By January 1957 the new Soviet-sponsored regime had suppressed all public opposition.
To celebrate the revolt, from 11 to 17 October an hungarian film festival will take place at the Cinema Arenberg, presenting seven hungarian films. In parallel a special celebration will take place in the Grand Place in Brussels, on 14 October, from 17.00, with music, animation etc. At the Institut Culturel de l'Ambassade d'Hongie (10, rue Treurenberg, 1000 Bruxelles), a photo exhibition will also be shown, between 18/10 and 17/11.
read further:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution,_1956
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