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6th December 1956: The ‘Blood in the Water’ Olympic water polo match between the USSR and Hungary

  • 6th December 2022
  • Tagged as: Australia, Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Melbourne, Olympic Games, Olympics, Russia, Sport, USSR, Water Polo

The match was a semi-final at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympic Games and became famous as a result of the violence that ran throughout the game.

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1st December 1918: Unification of Transylvania and the Kingdom of Romania

  • 1st December 2022
  • Tagged as: Austria-Hungary, Bessarabia, First World War, Hungary, National Union Day, Nationalism, Romania, Transylvania, Unification

The National Assembly of Romanians of Transylvania and Hungary declared the unification of Transylvania and the Kingdom of Romania.

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19th August 1989: The Pan-European Picnic opens the Cold War border between Hungary and Austria

  • 19th August 2022
  • Tagged as: Austria, Capitalism, Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Pan-European Picnic

The Cold War border between Austria and Hungary was opened for a short period of time for the Pan-European picnic.

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28th July 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  • 28th July 2022
  • Tagged as: Assassination, Austria, Austria-Hungary, Blank Cheque, First World War, Franz Ferdinand, Germany, Hungary, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Serbia

Exactly one month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

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16th June 1958: Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy executed for his role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

  • 16th June 2022
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Hungarian Revolution, Hungary, Imre Nagy, Revolution, Soviet Union, USSR, Warsaw Pact

Despite being an ardent Marxist he began moves towards introducing a multiparty political system and, on 1 November 1956, announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact and its status as a neutral country.

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4th June 1920: Treaty of Trianon signed with Hungary after the First World War

  • 4th June 2022
  • Tagged as: Austria, Austria-Hungary, Britain, First World War, Hungary, Peace Treaty, Romania, Treaty, Trianon

The Treaty of Trianon was signed between Hungary and most of the Allies of the First World War.

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25th February 1956: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev delivers his ‘secret speech’ announcing the start of de-Stalinization

  • 25th February 2022
  • Tagged as: 1956, Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Khrushchev, Poland, Secret Speech, USSR

Officially called ‘On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences’, Khrushchev’s speech was a vehement denunciation of Stalin’s abuses of power and his creation of a personality cult.

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10th September 1989: Hungary allows East Germans to cross the border into Austria

  • 10th September 2021
  • Tagged as: Austria, Cold War, Communism, East Germany, Hungary

Hungary had been inundated with East Germans since the government began removing the border fence in May.

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6th December 1956: USSR and Hungary ‘Blood in the Water’ Olympic match

  • 6th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Hung, Hungary, Olympics, Politics, Russia, Soviet Union, Sport, USSR
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12-06-USSR-and-Hungarys-Blood-in-the-Water-Olympic-match.mp3

On the 6th December 1956, the “Blood in the Water” water polo match took place between the USSR and Hungary.

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16th June 1958: Execution of Hungarian Communist leader Imre Nagy

  • 16th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Khrushchev, Revolution, Romania, USSR, Warsaw Pact
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/06-16-Execution-of-Hungarian-Communist-leader-Imre-Nagy.mp3

On June 16th 1958, Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy was executed.

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