Controversy over the Hungarian politician Imre Nagy statue move

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 Hungarian authorities have removed a much-loved statue of Imre Nagy, a hero of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, from a square in central Budapest, to much outcry. Critics say Hungary’s government is trying to revise history. Host Carol Hills speaks to the BBC’s Nick Thorpe in Hungary.

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