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Whereas the Communist Party subverted Hungarian freedom through the use of fear and terror. the introduction of unprecedented measures of oppression. the taking of private property. and the denial of human rights--thus creating a LeninistStalinist dictatorship. Whereas on October 23. 1956. the people of Hungary rose against this Socialist dictatorship and illegal Soviet rule. Whereas the revolution for freedom and independence was crushed by Soviet tanks in Whereas the military retaliation of the Soviet army and the collaborationist Kadar government murdered thousands of people. and caused 200.000 Hungarians to become refugees. Whereas since 1968. economic reforms in Hungary have steadily opened greater freedom for private enterprise. and Whereas the beginning of the 1970s brought the rebirth of the Hungarian democratic opposition. Whereas mass demonstrations on March 15 and June 16. 1989. jointly organized by different opposition groups. have clearly illustrated the solidarity of the Hungarian people against socialist rule.