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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Hungary (numbers may be approximate):
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Victims | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Mohács | 31 August 1526 | Mohács | 2,000 | Hungarian prisoners | |
| Siege of Buda (1686) | 1686 | Buda | 3,000 | Muslims and Jews | |
| Red Terror (Hungary) | April - August 1919 | Hungarian Soviet Republic | 370-590 | Anti-Communist groups, counter-revolutionaries, and dissidents | |
| White Terror (Hungary) | 1919–1921 | Hungary | 1,250 and 2,500 | Jews and communists | |
| Derailment of the Vienna Express | 13 September 1931 | Biatorbágy bridge near Budapest | 22 | Hungarian civilians | |
| Massacre of Várpalota | February 1945 | Lake Grabler, Várpalota | 123 | Gypsies | [1][2] |
| Kunmadaras pogrom | May 22, 1946 | Kunmadaras | 4 | Jews | |
| Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | 1956 | Hungary | 3,000 | Hungarian civilians | |
| Bloody Thursday | October 25, 1956 | Kossuth Square | 22-1,000 | Pro-democracy protesters | [3][4][5] |
| Mór massacre | May 9, 2002 | Mór | 8 | Hungarian civilians | |
| 2008–2009 neo-Nazi murders of Roma in Hungary | 2008-2009 | Hungary | 6 | Romani |
References
edit- ^ https://www.romasintigenocide.eu/en/pdf-eng/varpalota [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "The Deathless Woman". European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti und Roma. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Commemoration of "Bloody Thursday" massacre held on Kossuth Square". Daily News Hungary. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "In Memoriam: 1956 Revolution Memorial | Budapest, Hungary Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "BLOODY THURSDAY, 1956: THE ANATOMY OF THE KOSSUTH SQUARE MASSACRE | Hungarian Review". hungarianreview.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.