In 1956, a major uprising in Hungary was put down by forces from where?
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 as "the faces of free Hungary" in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1956 uprising. Prime Minister Gyurcsány, in a joint appearance with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, commented specifically on the Time cover itself, that "It is an idealised image but the faces of the figures are really the face of the revolutionaries" At the Melbourne Olympics in 1956, the Soviet handling of the Hungarian uprising led to a boycott by Spain, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. At the Olympic Village, the Hungarian delegation tore down the Communist Hungarian flag and raised the flag of Free Hungary
1991 uprising in Kirkuk 1991 uprising in Kirkuk The 1991 uprising in Kirkuk was one of the biggest battles of the 1991 uprisings in Iraq. Kirkuk was the last city to fall into Peshmerga hands. Following the outbreak of unrest in Basra on 1 March and the spreading of violence to other cities, Iraqi forces stationed in Kirkuk were put on alert. Kurdish neighborhoods of Kirkuk were put under a curfew and 10 March and patrols were increased throughout the city. Reinforcements were also brought in from other parts of Iraq, where the uprising had already largely been defeated, and Ali Hassan al-Majid, the