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Hungarian officials commemorate Memorial Day for the victims of communism
State Secretary Bence Rétvári said violence was a fundamental aspect of communism, and “the left always looks the other way when it comes to violence”.
Memorial Day for the Victims of Communism
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Hungarian officials pay respects to victims of communism
László Kövér said the memorial day provides an occasion not only to pay respects to those who suffered, but to declare that “we will not allow our children and grandchildren...
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State Secretary pays tribute to victims of communist regime
Bence Rétvári said that communism was an “ideology corrupted to the roots, which does not in the least respect human dignity”.
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Hungary remembers the victims of communism
Gergely Gulyás said communist rule ended in Hungary in 1989, but insisted that “the communists and their crimes are still with us”.
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Hungarians remember the victims of Communism up and down the country
Hungary’s Parliament passed the law declaring February 25th memorial day for the victims of Communism in 2010
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The victims of communism shall not be forgotten
Since 2000, Hungary remembers the victims of communism each year on February 25th. The totalitarian oppression in the name of this “mad ideology,” in the words of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, shattered millions of lives all over the world. Today's memorial is the day we light a candle for communism’s victims, many of whom still live among us.