Hungarians Mark 1956 Uprising as Police Battle Protesters

匈牙利人纪念反苏起义五十周年警方驱赶抗议者

Hungary is marking the 50th anniversary of the country's 1956 uprising against Soviet rule, while police and anti-government protesters clashed in Budapest.

Dozens of world leaders, including 20 European heads of state, joined the official celebrations in central Budapest.

A block away, police used batons to disperse protesters who have been camped near the parliament building since mid-September. The protesters want the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, who acknowledged he lied about the nation's economy to win elections earlier this year.

The official commemorations began with the raising of the national flag. Dignitaries then laid flowers at the foot of a monument honoring participants in the 1956 uprising.

At least 26-hundred Hungarians died battling Soviet troops, and historians say 200 others were executed for their roles in the uprising. More than 200-thousand others fled to the West.

匈牙利庆祝1956年反抗苏联的起义五十周年之际，警察和反政府示威者在布达佩斯发生冲突。

包括20名欧洲国家元首在内的数十名世界领导人星期一参加了在布达佩斯市中心举行的官方庆祝活动。

在一个街区之外，警察使用警棍驱散自从9月中旬以来就在议会办公楼附近安营扎寨的示威者。示威者要求匈牙利社会党总理久尔恰尼辞职。久尔恰尼承认今年早些时候为赢得选举就匈牙利的经济状况向选民撒谎。

官方的庆祝活动以升国旗的仪式开场，各国政要在1956年起义者的纪念碑下献鲜花。

至少有2千600名匈牙利人在与苏联军队作战时死亡。历史学家说，还有200多匈牙利人因参加起义而被处死，20多万人逃到西方国家。