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Dignitaries commemorate Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Published: 20 Oct. 2024, 17:21 Updated: 20 Oct. 2024, 23:12

PARK SANG-MOON
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Dignitaries including Hungarian Ambassador to South Korea Istvan Szerdahelyi, center left, First Vice Health Minister Lee Ki-il, center right, Roh Jae-heon, left, chairman of the Korea-Hungary Friendship Association, and Ryu Kwon-ha, second from left, honorary consul of Hungary and a visiting professor at Jeonbuk National University, toast at a national day event commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 at the Ambassador Hotel in central Seoul on Friday. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Dignitaries including Hungarian Ambassador to South Korea Istvan Szerdahelyi, First Vice Health Minister Lee Ki-il, Roh Jae-heon, chairman of the Korea-Hungary Friendship Association, and Ryu Kwon-ha, honorary consul of Hungary and a visiting professor at Jeonbuk National University, took part in a national day event commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 at the Ambassador Hotel in central Seoul on Friday.

The Hungarian Revolution was an anti-Soviet popular uprising which began in Budapest and lasted from Oct. 23 to Nov. 11, 1956.

Dignitaries listen to Roh Jae-heon, left, chairman of the Korea-Hungary Friendship Association, speak in a national day event commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 at the Ambassador hotel in central Seoul on Friday. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Dignitaries including Ryu Kwon-ha, center, honorary consul of Hungary and a visiting professor at Jeonbuk National University, chat during a national day event commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 at the Ambassador hotel in central Seoul on Friday. [PARK SANG-MOON]