Hungary

There was fighting on the streets. It was invaded.Rakosi, leader of the Hungarian Communist Party, was forced to resign. His successor, Erno Gero, was not popular and soon began to lose control. Nagy, the PM, wanted to leave the Warsaw pact. This was a threat to Soviet security.

On 6th October thousands turned out to watch state funeral of Rajik.
On 23rd October there was rioting on the streets of Budapest.

Khrushchev sent in tanks but they were withdrawn after a week. The soviet union was brutal. They employed the military and used force to suppress the reform.