79 result(s) for 1956 uprising in Current Affairs
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Former Communist Party Official Biszku Convicted Of War Crimes In Hungary
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Tuesday sentenced former Communist party official Béla Biszku to five and a half years in prison after convicting him of being an abettor to war crimes for his role in ordering security forces to shoot protesters after the 1956 Uprising was crushed.
German President To Pay Official Visit To Hungary
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German President Joachim Gauck will pay an official visit to Hungary on June 16, his office told MTI on Tuesday. Gauck will take part in a commemoration of Hungary’s role in the 1989 dismantling of the Iron Curtain in the company of his counterparts of the Visegrad Four countries, a spokesperson for the office said.
Former Communist Official On Trial In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial has begun of a 92-year-old former communist leading official charged with war crimes during the crushing of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising. Béla Biszku has said he does not understand why he has been charged with the murder of nearly fifty people, tabloid Blikk said on Tuesday, when he was due to appear before the court.
Former Embassy Marine Security Guard Visits Budapest
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Donald D. Erwin, who served as a Marine Security Guard at the U.S. Legation to Hungary from January 1956 to 1957 returned to Hungary last week for the first time since 1957. He was an honored guest at the November 8 Marine Corps Ball, where he was served a piece of the Marines’ birthday cake in honor of his being the oldest Marine present
Fidesz Rally On 23 October In Budapest
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned that Hungarian freedom has its traitors, to a crowd on Heroes’ Square that organisers claimed was one million-strong, on Wednesday afternoon. Some 40-60,000 Fidesz supporters were in attendance to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1956 Uprising, according to news website 168ora.hu, however.
Xpat Opinion: Polarized Hungarian Nation To Commemorate 1956 Revolution
- 24 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
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Pro-government columnists accuse the opposition of using the anniversary to entrench political cleavages. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, suspect that the government is using the public media and other state run services to silence the opposition.
Hungary’s Deputy State Secretary Kumin: Hungary Can Face Up To Historic Tragedies
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is now able to face up to its historic tragedies and has understood its responsibility for the deportation of Jews, as well as for the crimes of Communism, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin stated at a commemoration in Cleveland on Sunday.
Former Agents In Hungary To Lose Extra Pension
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will deprive over 100 former ‘III/III’ domestic security agents and their heirs of their pension supplement, said Justice Ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári. The ministry has investigated around 1,000 people who received state decorations in the communist regime and were thus entitled to pension supplement.
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Former Communist Party Official Biszku Convicted Of War Crimes In Hungary
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Tuesday sentenced former Communist party official Béla Biszku to five and a half years in prison after convicting him of being an abettor to war crimes for his role in ordering security forces to shoot protesters after the 1956 Uprising was crushed.
German President To Pay Official Visit To Hungary
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German President Joachim Gauck will pay an official visit to Hungary on June 16, his office told MTI on Tuesday. Gauck will take part in a commemoration of Hungary’s role in the 1989 dismantling of the Iron Curtain in the company of his counterparts of the Visegrad Four countries, a spokesperson for the office said.
Former Communist Official On Trial In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial has begun of a 92-year-old former communist leading official charged with war crimes during the crushing of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising. Béla Biszku has said he does not understand why he has been charged with the murder of nearly fifty people, tabloid Blikk said on Tuesday, when he was due to appear before the court.
Former Embassy Marine Security Guard Visits Budapest
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Donald D. Erwin, who served as a Marine Security Guard at the U.S. Legation to Hungary from January 1956 to 1957 returned to Hungary last week for the first time since 1957. He was an honored guest at the November 8 Marine Corps Ball, where he was served a piece of the Marines’ birthday cake in honor of his being the oldest Marine present
Fidesz Rally On 23 October In Budapest
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned that Hungarian freedom has its traitors, to a crowd on Heroes’ Square that organisers claimed was one million-strong, on Wednesday afternoon. Some 40-60,000 Fidesz supporters were in attendance to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1956 Uprising, according to news website 168ora.hu, however.
Xpat Opinion: Polarized Hungarian Nation To Commemorate 1956 Revolution
- 24 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists accuse the opposition of using the anniversary to entrench political cleavages. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, suspect that the government is using the public media and other state run services to silence the opposition.
Hungary’s Deputy State Secretary Kumin: Hungary Can Face Up To Historic Tragedies
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is now able to face up to its historic tragedies and has understood its responsibility for the deportation of Jews, as well as for the crimes of Communism, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin stated at a commemoration in Cleveland on Sunday.
Former Agents In Hungary To Lose Extra Pension
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will deprive over 100 former ‘III/III’ domestic security agents and their heirs of their pension supplement, said Justice Ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári. The ministry has investigated around 1,000 people who received state decorations in the communist regime and were thus entitled to pension supplement.