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Encyclopedia > Heads of state of Hungary

For Heads of State in the Kingdom of Hungary, please visit the List of Hungarian rulers. The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság) is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... This is a list of all rulers of the Kingdom of Hungary since Árpád. ...


The first republic

The 1848 revolution had particular impact on the Kingdom of Hungary. The Magyars wanted to establish a Hungarian state, while the Croats sought autonomous government and separation from Hungary. The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many revolutions that year and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ...


The independent Hungarian state was proclaimed on 14 April 1849, with Lajos Kossuth as Governor-President. On 13 August 1849, the Habsburgs reasserted their authority with the help of Russian troops. April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105 in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Lajos Kossuth Lajos Louis Kossuth [] (Monok, September 19, 1802–Turin, March 20, 1894) was a Hungarian lawyer, politician and Regent-President of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1849. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Affiliation Ruler Reigns of rulers Remarks
Hungary declared complete independence from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy on October 17, 1918 and formed the First Republic (as the 1849 state is not counted)
Mihály Károlyi 16 November 191821 March 1919 president of the republic
Hungarian Party of Communists Sándor Garbai 21 March1 August 1919 Romania invades Hungary.
Acting Head of State Gyula Peidl 1 August6 August 1919 Title: president of the republic
First Republic abolished.
Archduke Joseph August of Austria 6 August23 October 1919 Regent
István Friedrich 23 October24 November 1919 president of the republic
Károly Huszár 24 November 19191 March 1920 president of the republic
Monarchy Restored
Regent Miklós Horthy 1 March 192015 October 1944 Head of state. (No king at the throne)
Arrow Cross puppet-government in part of the country, occupied by Nazis Ferenc Szálasi 16 October 194428 March 1945 Hungary is occupied by Nazi Germany.
anti-Nazi government (to April 1945: in part of the country, freed of Nazis) Béla Miklós 21 December 19442 February 1946 Hungary is occupied by the Red Army.
Second Hungarian Republic
Independent Smallholders' Party Zoltán Tildy 2 February 19462 August 1948 president of the republic
Hungarian Workers Party Árpád Szakasits 2 August 194826 April 1950 president of the republic
Renamed the "People's Republic of Hungary"
Hungarian Workers Party Sándor Rónai 26 April 195014 August 1952 chairman of the Council of President
Hungarian Socialist Workers Party István Dobi 14 August 195213 April 1967 chairman of the Council of President
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Hungarian Socialist Workers Party Pál Losonczi 13 April 196725 June 1987 chairman of the Council of President
Hungarian Socialist Workers Party Károly Németh 25 June 198729 June 1988 chairman of the Council of President
Hungarian Socialist Workers Party Brunó Ferenc Straub 29 June 198818 October 1989 chairman of the Council of President
Third Hungarian Republic
Hungarian Socialist Workers Party Mátyás Szűrös 18 October 19892 May 1990 Interim President
Alliance of Free Democrats Árpád Göncz 2 May 19904 August 2000 president of the republic
Non-partisan Ferenc Mádl 4 August 20005 August 2005 president of the republic
Non-partisan László Sólyom 5 August 2005 – (incumbent) president of the republic

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Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Hungarian Communist Party (in Hungarian: Magyar Kommunista Párt or Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja) was founded on November 24, 1918, and was in power in Hungary briefly from 1918 to 1919 under Bela Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. ... Sándor Garbai (1879-1947) was a Hungarian socialist politician. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Gyula Peidl (1873-1943) was a Hungarian socialist politician who served briefly as last prime minister and acting head of state of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919. ... 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István Friedrich (July 1, 1883-1958) was a Hungarian politician and factory owner who served as prime minister of Hungary for three months in 1919. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Károly Huszár (1882-1941) was a Hungarian politician who served as prime minister and acting Head of State of Hungary from 1919 to 1920. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya, Duke of Szeged and Otranto (Hungarian: Vitéz* nagybányai Horthy Miklós, Szeged és Otranto hercege; Kenderes, June 18, 1868 – Estoril, February 9, 1957) was a Hungarian Admiral and statesman and served as the Regent of Hungary from March 1, 1920 until October... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Flag of the Arrow Cross Party The Arrow Cross (Nyilaskereszt) originated in Hungary in the 1930s as the symbol of the leading Hungarian fascist political party, the Arrow Cross Party, led by Ferenc Szálasi, an ex-army major. ... Ferenc Szálasi Ferenc Szálasi (January 6, 1897-March 12, 1946) was a Fascist and the Prime Minister of Hungary during the final days of Hungarys participation in World War II. Born the son of a soldier in Kassa, Szálasi followed in his fathers footsteps and... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Béla Miklós de Dálnok (1890–1948) was a Hungarian politician who served as acting Prime Minister of Hungary, at first in opposition, and then officially, from 1944 to 1945. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (Független Kisgazda, Földmunkás és Polgári Párt) is a political party in Hungary. ... Zoltán Tildy (1889–1959), was an influential leader of Hungary, who served as Prime Minister from 1945-1946 and President from 1946-1948 in the post-war period before the seizure of power by Soviet-backed communists. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Note: if you are looking for Workers Party in Hungary (Munkáspárt in Hungarian), click the link. ... Árpád Szakasits (1888 - 1965) was a Hungarian Communist political figure. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Note: if you are looking for Workers Party in Hungary (Munkáspárt in Hungarian), click the link. ... Sándor Rónai (Miskolc, 1892 – Budapest, 1965) was a Hungarian Communist political figure. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Hungarian Socialist Workers Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt (MSZMP) in Hungarian) was the ruling communist party of Hungary during the Cold War between 1956 and 1989. ... István Dobi (December 31, 1898 – November 24, 1968) was a Hungarian politician. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Combatants Soviet Union; ÁVH (Hungarian State Security Police) Ad hoc local Hungarian militias Commanders Ivan Konev Various independent militia leaders Strength 150,000 troops, 6,000 tanks Unknown number of militia and soldiers Casualties 722 killed, 1,251 wounded[1] 2,500 killed 13,000 wounded[2] The Hungarian Revolution... The Hungarian Socialist Workers Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt (MSZMP) in Hungarian) was the ruling communist party of Hungary during the Cold War between 1956 and 1989. ... Pál Losonczi (18 September 1919 – 28 March 2005) was a Hungarian Communist political figure. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hungarian Socialist Workers Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt (MSZMP) in Hungarian) was the ruling communist party of Hungary during the Cold War between 1956 and 1989. ... Károly Németh (born 1922) is a Hungarian political figure. ... 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The Hungarian Socialist Workers Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt (MSZMP) in Hungarian) was the ruling communist party of Hungary during the Cold War between 1956 and 1989. ... Mátyás Szűrös (born September 11, 1933 in Püspökladány) is a Hungarian politican. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Stylized party logo Simple party logo The Alliance of Free Democrats - the Hungarian Liberal Party (Hungarian: Szabad-Demokraták szövetsége - a Magyar Liberális Párt, abbreviation SZDSZ) is a liberal party in Hungary, led by Gábor Kuncze. ... Árpád Göncz Árpád Göncz (left) with fellow artist Károly Makk (right) Árpád Göncz (born February 10, 1922 in Budapest) is a Hungarian liberal politician and former President of The Republic (May 2, 1990–August 4, 2000). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Partisan may refer to: A member of a lightly-equipped irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation. ... President Ferenc Mádl Ferenc Mádl (born January 29, 1931 in the village of Bánd in Veszprém County) was the President of Hungary, between August 4, 2000 and August 5, 2005. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Partisan may refer to: A member of a lightly-equipped irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation. ... László Sólyom, President of Hungary László Sólyom (pronounced ) born on January 3, 1942 is the President of Hungary, having overcome the Hungarian Socialist Party nominee Katalin Szili in the election on June 7, 2005. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

General Secretaries of the Hungarian Communist/Socialist Workers' Party (1945-1989)


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