Impact of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Argentina
Impact of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Argentina

Summary/Abstract: The outbreak of the Hungarian revolution in 1956 brought forth solidarity movements from Hungarian émigrés all over the world. In Argentina, the response was overwhelming. Hungarian émigré organizations formed a "Comité de Ayuda pro Hungría Libre" (Aid Committee for a Free Hungary), coordinating the strategies and actions aimed at providing moral and material support for the revolution. Supplementing and aiding these actions were those of the Argentine government and population at large. The government named a special commission for refugees; and there was a tremendous outpour of sympathy and material support for Hungarians among Argentines, with major press coverage for months to come. Of special importance is the literary and press output following the revolution. These actions provoked fear and rejection from the Embassy of the People's Republic of Hungary, and it accused the Argentine government of openly siding with the émigrés. Upon the Hungarian Foreign Ministry's instructions, the Embassy strongly intensified the espionage on the émigré institutions and its prominent members for years. Relations between émigré organizations and the Hungarian Government remained nonexistent or strained until the lifting of the Iron Curtain in 1990.

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