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Day 1
Crowds of students began protesting. -
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The 12 Days
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Day 2
Soviet forces charged into Hungary. -
Day 3
Protestors wanted Imre Nagy to be minister. -
Day 4
The revolution spread around the countryside. -
Day 5
Nagy formed a new government. -
Day 6
Nagy negotiated with the Soviets to leave. -
Day 7
Communist leaders fled to Moscow. -
Day 8
Soviet troops withdrew from Hungary. -
Day 9
Freedom fighters stormed the streets of Budapest. -
Day 10
Nagy failed to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact. -
Day 11
Soviet leaders planned to crush the revolution. -
Day 12
Leaders of both sides resolved the fighting.