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<p>5.14.41.187: Fixed anachronism</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Hungary counterrevolution.png|thumb|223x223px|A counterrevolutionary burning an image of [[Vladimir Lenin]] in Hungary]]<br /> The '''Hungarian counterrevolution of 1956''' was an attempted counterrevolution against the [[Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)|Hungarian People's Republic]]. Prime Minister [[Imre Nagy]], the leader of the counterrevolution, attempted to leave the [[Warsaw Pact]] and establish a [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] multiparty system.&lt;ref&gt;{{Web citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=The 1956 counter-revolution in Hungary and the present-day anti-Communist Propaganda|date=2016-04-01|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/04/the-1956-counter-revolution-in-hungary.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223155741/https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/04/the-1956-counter-revolution-in-hungary.html|archive-date=2022-02-23|retrieved=2022-08-21}}&lt;/ref&gt; The uprising began on 23 October 1956 and was encouraged by [[United States of America|U.S.]] propaganda outlet [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]. On 30 October, after [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] forces left Hungary, counterrevolutionaries hanged upside down or killed 130 [[Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party|party]] members. Many of the rebels were [[Fascism|fascists]] and [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi]] collaborators. The Soviet Army returned to Hungary in early November at the request of the Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Government and ended the counterrevolution on 4 November.&lt;ref&gt;{{Web citation|newspaper=In Defense of Communism|title=Truth and Lies about Socialism: On the 60th anniversary of the counterrevolutionary events in Hungary 1956|date=2016-10-27|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/10/truth-and-lies-about-socialism-on-60th.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026094750/https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/10/truth-and-lies-about-socialism-on-60th.html|archive-date=2021-10-26|retrieved=2022-08-21}}&lt;/ref&gt; Formerly classified [[CIA]] documents released in 2025 mention the fact that &quot;the Hungarian Freedom Fighters were Agency sponsored.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2025/0318/104-10110-10525.pdf&lt;/ref&gt; which is an organisation formed by fugitives including several former leaders of the Hungarian uprising in the wake of its defeat. <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> [[Category:Attempted Colour Revolutions]]<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> [[Category:Debunking myths]]</div>

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