President. as this biographical material shows. Cardinal Mindszenty spent nearly 23 years as a victim of the Hungarian Communist regime. The target of a show trial in 1949. he was freed from a life prison sentence by the freedom fighters during the 1956 revolution. but the harsh restoration of Communist rule forced him. a few days later. to seek asylum in the American Embassy in Budapest. There he remained for 15 years. steadfastly refusing to compromise his principles or convictions to obtain personal relief or comfort. And during this time he achieved the status of a worldwide symbol of Christian constancy and patriotic courage by which he is known wherever freedom loving people gather.
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