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Witness History: Water polo and the 1956 Hungarian uprising

Water polo and the Hungarian uprising in 1956

Water polo and the 1956 Hungarian uprising

BBC World Service - Witness History, Water polo and the 1956 Hungarian uprising

How a water polo match came to symbolise Hungary's fight for freedom from Soviet rule.

In 1956 the Hungarian uprising against Soviet rule was brutally quashed.  But the Olympics in Melbourne gave the country's water polo team one last chance to stand up to the USSR.

In November 1956 the Hungarian uprising against Soviet rule was quickly quashed.  Tanks were sent into the capital Budapest and rebels were rounded up.  But the Olympics in Melbourne later that month, gave the country's water polo team one last chance to stand up to the USSR.  Before his death in April 2012, Hungarian water polo player Ervin Zador, spoke to Witness about the clash which became known as the 'blood in the water match'.

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