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Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Imre Nagy Replaced András Hegedüs as Prime Minister

Wednesday Oct 24, 1956
Budapest, Hungary

On 24 October, Imre Nagy replaced András Hegedüs as Prime Minister. On the radio, Nagy called for an end to violence and promised to initiate political reforms that had been shelved three years earlier. The population continued to arm itself as sporadic violence erupted.


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