As per reports, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced a two-day programme of commemorative events on Thursday (22 October) and Friday (23 October) to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
• The events are scheduled to take place at several locations across Budapest, with the main gathering planned at Kossuth Lajos Square in front of the Hungarian Parliament on Friday (23 October).
• Reports indicate that a commemoration is scheduled to begin at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics at 1500 hours local time (1300 hours UTC) on Thursday (22 October), followed by a torchlight procession departing from the university area at 1600 hours local time (1400 hours UTC).
• Participants are expected to arrive at Bem József Square at approximately 1700 hours local time (1500 hours UTC), where a wreath-laying ceremony is scheduled to honour those who participated in the revolution.
• Reportedly, the flame commemorating the revolution is scheduled to be lit at Nagy Imre Square at 1956 hours local time (1756 hours UTC) on Thursday (22 October), with the timing symbolically referring to the year the revolution began.
• Reports further indicate that family activities and other commemorative programmes are scheduled across Budapest on Friday (23 October), with the central gathering at Kossuth Lajos Square beginning at 1530 hours local time (1330 hours UTC).
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