Segura Group in the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
On October 19, coinciding with the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the uprising of the Hungarian people against the oppression of pro-Stalinist government was inaugurated by the mayor of Madrid Mrs Manuela Carmena and the Ambassador of Hungary, Mrs Győri Enikő, of a monument in iron and stone fruit of the work of Hungarian artist who lives in Spain, Zoltán Fodor-Lengyel.
This monument shows the courage and pride of the Hungarian people in their struggle for a universal ideal is freedom.
In her speech the mayor shoulder the universal values that unite people and spoke of “la liberte, l’égalité et la fraternité” present in the ideology of the French Revolution and how the Hungarian revolution had been worthy continuation of the ideology.
In the event the President of the Hungarian National Assembly, László Kövér, spokespersons and representatives of municipal groups of the City, the District Councillor, Marta Gómez Lahoz, and members of the Hungarian community in Madrid were present, among others. Special guest was present Tóth-Zele József, who was one of the “kids” participating in the 1956 revolution, forced to live abroad, specifically in Spain, wher ehe played for Atletico Madrid and who from a distance spoke of those bloody events that cost the lives of many of his countrymen.
In case of GRUPO SEGURA, being a Spanish company with strong roots in Hungary, we were present to show our respect and solidarity at this emotional ceremony, full of connotations and gratitude to those young people in 1956 than their uprising helped create the foundation of European coexistence we enjoy today.
