§ 5492. — Declaration of the Republic of Hungary.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC5492]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 63--SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED)
SUBCHAPTER VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 5492. Declaration of the Republic of Hungary
(a) Findings
The Congress finds that--
(1) on October 23, 1989, in a public ceremony in Budapest, the
acting President of Hungary declared the Hungarian state to be an
independent, democratic Republic of Hungary;
(2) this public ceremony was held on the 33d anniversary of
Hungary's 1956 revolution that was bloodily suppressed by Soviet
troops;
(3) this public ceremony was held in the same Kossuth Square
where the first mass rally of the 1956 revolution was held;
(4) as a further symbol of Hungary's faithfulness to the legacy
of the revolution of 1956, the declaration by the acting President
was made from the same balcony from which Imre Nagy, the martyred
Prime Minister of the revolutionary government of 1956, addressed
the citizens of Budapest 33 years before;
(5) the heroic revolt and freedom fight of the Hungarian people
in 1956 was an inspirational event, reminding a generation of
Americans of the sacrifices people are willing to undertake as the
price of liberty; and
(6) the present efforts of the Hungarian people to validate the
legacy of the revolution of 1956 by establishing a free,
independent, and prosperous Hungary have gained the sympathy and
admiration of the American people.
(b) Congressional declarations
The Congress--
(1) congratulates the people of Hungary on the declaration of a
Republic of Hungary committed to democratic principles; and
(2) expresses its desire to enhance the friendly relations
between the people of Hungary and the people of the United States
and between their respective governments.
(Pub. L. 101-179, title VIII, Sec. 802, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1322.)
