Witness History: Archive 2012 - Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty: 15 years in a foreign Embassy

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In 1956 a Hungarian Cardinal sought refuge in the US Embassy in Budapest.

Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty had been imprisoned by the communists in 1948.

Released during the uprising against Soviet rule he faced re-arrest when Moscow ordered tanks into Budapest.

(Image: Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Published on Wednesday, 5th September 2012.

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