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Constitution of Hungary

Hungary · Government / Government of Hungary. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

10Records
1486–1990Date range
9Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1486

Matthias Corvinus1486

Government / Government of Hungary

Devises a law code for Hungary

1848

Lajos Batthyany de Nemetpounds jv r7 April 1848

Government / Government of Hungary

Appointed Prime Minister of Hungary, the first Prime Minister of Hungary

Lajos Batthyany de Nemetpounds1848

Buda · Government / Government of Hungary

The military forces are reorganized into a national guard. Heads the reformed & more representitive Diet which is to meet annually. Every soldier is to take an oath of allegiance to the Government in Buda

1867

Andrassy1867

Budapest · Government / Government of Hungary

Hungarys 1st constitutional Prime Minister

Ferenc Deak1867

Government / Government of Hungary

Gains permission for restoration of the Hungarian Constitution & dual monarchy

1918

Karolyi16 November 1918

Budapest · Government / Government of Hungary

Loses land to the Allies & is replaced by Bela Kun & the Hungarian Soviet Republic

Karolyi16 November 1918

Budapest · Government / Government of Hungary

Declares Hungary a Republic

1920

Miklos Horthy de Nagybanya1920

Government / Government of Hungary

Creates the Kingdom of Hungary

1956

Imre Nagy1956

Budapest · Government / Government of Hungary

Announces Hungry will assume neutral status & allow the formation of political parties

1990

Arpad Goncz3 August 1990

Government / Government of Hungary

Sworn in as President of a new Democratic Republic of Hungary

Names involved

AndrassyArpad GonczFerenc DeakImre NagyKarolyiLajos Batthyany de NemetpoundsLajos Batthyany de Nemetpounds jv rMatthias CorvinusMiklos Horthy de Nagybanya

Provenance

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