Embassy of Serbia, Budapest
The Embassy of Serbia in Budapest (Hungarian: Szerbia budapesti nagykövetsége, Serbian: Амбасада Србије у Будимпешти) is diplomatic mission of Serbia to Hungary. It is located at 1068, Dózsa György út 92/b. The current Serbian ambassador to Hungary is Aleksandra Đurović.[1][2] HistoryThe building used to be a seat of Yugoslavian Embassy and later Embassy of Serbia and Montenegro. In 1956, Prime Minister Imre Nagy asked for asylum and secured sanctuary in the embassy after the anti-Soviet revolution was crushed.[3] However, he was later arrested, deported to Romania and executed in 1958. The embassy overlooks Andrássy Avenue and Heroes' Square, where the 1989 memorial service for the reburial of Nagy and others took place in front of a crowd of 250,000 people.[4] During the ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in 2006, the President of Serbia, Boris Tadić, and the Prime Minister of Hungary Ferenc Gyurcsány, revealed a commemorative plaque placed at the entrance, dedicated to Imre Nagy.[5] Gallery
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