Hungary honors the millions who suffered under communist rule today
Every year, Hungary pauses to remember the millions of citizens whose lives were shattered by decades of communist oppression, honoring those who were imprisoned, deported, or executed for their beliefs.
Hungary observes Memorial Day for the Victims of the Communist Dictatorships to honor the estimated 600,000 Hungarians deported to Soviet labor camps. The date marks the 1947 arrest of Béla Kovács, a key political leader who resisted the communist takeover.
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