Full Text of SR0185 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On October 23, 1956, over 100,000 ordinary | 3 | | citizens of Hungary became freedom fighters when they revolted | 4 | | against their communist government that was under the | 5 | | influence of the Soviet Union; what started as a peaceful | 6 | | protest turned violent when the protestors were fired upon by | 7 | | security police, which triggered the bloody fight for freedom; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Soviet Union launched a military | 10 | | counteroffensive to suppress the revolt, but not before | 11 | | thousands gave their lives for freedom; more than 200,000 | 12 | | Hungarians fled their country in the aftermath of the Soviet | 13 | | suppression of the Hungarian Uprising, and over 47,000 of | 14 | | these people eventually settled in the United States; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, On October 23, 1989, the Republic of Hungary | 16 | | declared its independence, which contributed to the collapse | 17 | | of the Soviet Union and communism in Eastern Europe; | 18 | | Hungarians led the first revolt against communist occupiers | 19 | | and inspired other captive nations to defend their freedom; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Hungary became a member of NATO on March 12, 1999 | 22 | | and a member of the European Union on May 1, 2004; as a former |
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| 1 | | Warsaw Pact nation, Hungary has proven itself as a reliable | 2 | | military ally in support against the global war on terrorism | 3 | | and as a provider of humanitarian aid in the fight against the | 4 | | COVID-19 pandemic; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is proud to be called home | 6 | | by a large number of Hungarians; Hungarian Americans and their | 7 | | descendants have contributed greatly to the economic | 8 | | development, multicultural diversity, and enrichment of all | 9 | | aspects of life in the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare October 23, | 12 | | 2021 as Hungarian Freedom Fighters Day and declare the month | 13 | | of October 2021 as Hungarian Freedom Month.
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