On 26 October 1956, the third day after the events in Budapest, people took to the streets for the first time in Berettyóújfalu. As a first revolutionary action, the symbol of the hated regime, the red star, was knocked off or painted over the facades of several public buildings. In the afternoon, the crowd of about 800-1000 people gathered at the Reformed Church and marched to the headquarters of the communist party committee (today’s garment factory), where they cut the “Rákosi” coat of arms out from the building’s flag and then tried, after several unsuccessful attempts, to pull down the Soviet monument in the main square. On the same day, led by a local revolutionary leader, Gaál „Gaszti” János, the demonstrators marched to the border guard barracks to avoid armed confrontation, where they called on the barracks commander not to intervene. Major Gál Mihály, refused this request, ordered an alert and prepared to a volley. However, most of the soldiers and officers, took sides with the revolution, refused the order, and Major Gál Mihály was taken into custody and transported to Debrecen. The following day, the district and municipal revolutionary committees were formed in the village hall. Dr. Dubay Miklós, a medical doctor, was elected chairman of the former, and Balogh József, a blacksmith, was elected chairman of the latter. The Committee’s manifesto to the population was joined by the 15 workers’ councils set up to help the peaceful transformation. Following that in Berettyóújfalu, the revolutionary takeover was carried out without bloodshed or atrocities. Measures that had barely begun were interrupted by Soviet intervention. The repression that followed the suppression of the revolution did not leave the Bihar region untouched. Arrests of revolutionaries began in March 1957. As a consequence of the atrocities committed by the notorious Pócsi division (commonly known as the „pufajkások” named after their quilt jacket uniform, “pufajka”), founded in November, Gaál „Gaszti” János and Gál Lajos from Nagyrábé, died from severe physical abuse, and dozens of people suffered beatings at a level from which they were unable to fully recover for the rest of their lives. In Berettyóújfalu, 17 revolutionaries were sentenced. Among them Dr. Dubay Miklós, the chairman of the committee, was the most severely punished. He was sentenced to 9 years in prison. Among the members of the committee, Dr. Ormay Géza got 4 years, Szántó Béla 6 years, Csontos András 4 years, Nagy István 3 years, Csóra József 4 years, Benei Sándor 4 years.