Hungary Will Replace Marxist State Emblem
<i> Associated Press</i>
BUDAPEST, Hungary —
The National Assembly voted overwhelmingly today to replace the Marxist state emblem with Hungary’s traditional coat of arms. Lawmakers then burst into a spontaneous singing of the national anthem.
It was the nation’s latest move to erase the legacy of four decades of Communist rule.
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