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MID#606
Dispute Number: 606
Date(s): October 23, 1956 to November 14, 1956
Participants: 365 Russia/310 Hungary
Outcome (and Settlement): Victory for side A (Imposed)
Fatalities: >999 deaths
Narrative: Imre Nagy, premier of Hungary from 1953 to 1955, fell in disfavor and
was removed from his post and expelled from the Soviet-led Communist Party in
April 1956. Rather than accept this result, the Hungarians revolted against Soviet poli-
cies and, on October 23, 1956, clashed with Soviet troops stationed in Hungary and
soon restored Imre Nagy to his post. The Soviets invaded Hungary on November 4
with little response from the Western states or the United Nations. The fighting ended
10 days later on November 14, though the Soviets had effective control of Hungary
days before that. Many of the protesters and supporters of Nagy were arrested, tried,
and jailed. The Communist Party in Hungary was purged further of anti-Soviet ele-
ments. Nagy was given preliminary assurances by the Yugoslavian embassy that he
could be exiled to another country, though he was eventually abducted by the Soviets.
He was given a trial and executed two years later.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from October 20, 1956.
315 CZECHOSLOVAKIA/345 YUGOSLAVIA
MID#1703
Started in July 1952. See the narrative in the 310 Hungary/345 Yugoslavia dyad dis-
pute list.
315 Czechoslovakia/355 Bulgaria
MID#346
Started in May 1968. See the narrative in the 315 Czechoslovakia/365 Russia dyad
dispute list.
315 Czechoslovakia/360 Romania
MID#1718
Started in August 1971. See the narrative in the 360 Romania/365 Russia dyad dispute list.