What the records say
- When
- 4 Nov 1956 – 14 Nov 1956
- Kind
- Interstate war
- Deaths
- 2,426
- Coordinates
- 47.50° N, 19.04° E
- Total battle deaths
- 2426
Placed approximately by the source.
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Citizen rebellion in Hungary
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by the government's subordination to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The uprising lasted 15 days before being crushed by Soviet tanks and troops on 7 November 1956.
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2 sources record it
- COW Inter-State War Data v4.0Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
- Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributors · names it “Hungarian Revolution of 1956”Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
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