Posted on 06/29/2011 4:26:07 PM PDT by STARWISE
Hungary unveiled a statue of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan on Wednesday, honoring him for his role in helping to end communism.
Hundreds took part in the unveiling in Budapests Szabadsag, or Freedom, square, including Prime Minister Viktor Orban and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Mr. Reagan was remembered for his role in bringing the Cold War to a conclusion, and for the fact that Hungary regained its sovereignty in the process, the Hungarian government said in a statement.
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The 7-foot bronze statue, sculpted by Hungarian artist Istvan Mate, sits in same square as a memorial to Soviet troops liberating Hungary in 1945. That memorial faces the U.S. embassy.
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I pray this happens .....
Reagan undoubtedly influenced this but he was not as pivotal as in the destruction of communism in the rest of Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.
There will probably be a statue raised to him, but not sure when.
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