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Magyarország
        Hungary, coat of arms
 Re-adopted 1990
  Hungary, coat of arms (1957)
         1957-1989
  Das Wappen Ungarns ab 1949 
        1949-1956
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     1946-49, 1956-57 
  Coa of the Hungarian State (1945).svg
 Arow-Cross 1944-1945
Hungary, coat of arms (XIX century) - vector image
 Kingdom 1915-1919
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 Kingdom 1867-1915
   
Revolt Emblem 1848-49
       Hungary, coat of arms

1382-1804, 1918-1944

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        1307-1382

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        From 1202

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        From 1190

 
839 - 872                 Balaton Principality (Lower Pannonia)
865                       Magyárs settle in modern day Hungary and Slovakia
870                       Principality of Hungary
25 Dec 1000               Apostolic Kingdom of Hungary
1241 - 1243               Mongol occupation of Eastern Hungary
17 Dec 1526 - 13 Nov 1918 In personal union with Austria
29 Aug 1541 - 26 Jan 1699 Partitioned between Austria and Ottoman Empire
18 Sep 1705 - 21 Feb 1711 Revolt against Habsburg rule; Ferenc Lipót Rákóczy
                           declared King on 13 Jun 1707. Civil war ended
                            by Peace of Szatmár on 01 May 1711
11 Aug 1804 - 21 Dec 1867 Hungary in personal union with Austrian Empire
22 Mar 1848 - 13 Aug 1849 Hungarian revolt against Habsburg rule;
                           ended by Russian intervention
21 Dec 1867 - 11 Nov 1918 Part of Austria-Hungary
16 Nov 1918               Independence proclaimed
16 Nov 1918               Hungarian People's Republic
21 Mar 1919               Hungarian Soviet Republic
02 Aug 1919               Hungarian People's Republic
07 Aug 1919               Hungary
04 Aug      - 14 Nov 1919 Rumanian occupation
01 Mar 1920               Kingdom of Hungary
04 Jun 1920               By the Treaty of Trianon Hungary cedes Bosnia,
                           Croatia, Slavonia and Voivodina to Yugoslavia;
                            Transylvania and eastern Banat to Rumania; Slovakia,
                             Carpatho-Ruthenia and Pressburg to Czechoslovakia;
                              Burgenland to Austria
14 Dec 1921               Plebiscite restores city of Sopron (previously awarded
                          to Austria) to Hungary
23 Mar 1939 - 04 Apr 1945 Slovakia cedes Hungarian populated territory to Hungary
30 Aug 1940 - 11 Mar 1945 Northern Transylvania reincorporated into Hungary
01 Apr 1944 - 04 Apr 1945 German occupation
19 Oct 1944 - 15 Sep 1947 Soviet occupation
21 Dec 1944               Hungarian State
01 Feb 1946               Republic of Hungary
20 Aug 1949               Socialist Republic of Hungary
01 Oct      - 05 Oct 1956 Anti-Soviet rebellion, Hungary declared
                           a neutral nation; rebellion ended with
                            intervention by WTO forces
23 Oct 1989               Republic of Hungary
01 May 2004               Accession to the EU
01 Jan 2012               Hungary
 
Government: Republic.
Capital: Budapest.
Languages: Hungarian, German, Serbian.
National Anthem: "Isten aldd meg a magyárt" (God Bless the Hungarians).
National Emblem: St István's Crown.
National Day: St István's Day, 20 August (997).
National Motto: None, Formerly to 1946: With the Help of God for Homeland & Freedom.
EU Accestion: 1st May 2004.
Currency: Forint.
 
Princes of Lower Pannonia
839 - 861               Pribina
861 - 870               Kocel
Monarchs
870 - 880               Elöd
880 - 896               Kurszán I
896 - 907               Árpád, Arpád I
907 - 946               Árpád, Zoltán
946 - 952               Árpád, Fájsz
952 - 972               Árpád, Táksony
       972 - 01 Feb 997 Árpád, Gezá I
01 Feb 997 - 25 Dec 1000,  Arpad, Vajk
25 Dec 1000 - 15 Aug 1038 Árpád, István I
15 Aug 1038 - 1041        Orseolo, Péter I
                          (1st Time)
       1041 - 05 Jul 1044 Aba, Sámuel
05 Jul 1044 -    Sep 1046 Orseolo, Péter I
                          (2nd Time)
       1047 -    Dec 1060 Árpád, Ándrás I
   Dec 1060 -    Aug 1063 Árpád, Béla I
   Aug 1063 - 28 Oct 1074 Árpád, Sálamon
28 Oct 1074 - 25 Apr 1077 Árpád, Gezá II
25 Apr 1077 - 29 Jul 1095 Árpád, László I
29 Jul 1095 - 03 Feb 1116 Árpád, Kálman I "the Bookish"
03 Feb 1116 - 03 Apr 1131 Árpád, István II
03 Apr 1131 - 13 Feb 1141 Árpád, Béla II "the Blind"
13 Feb 1141 - 31 May 1162 Árpád, Gezá III
31 May 1162 - 14 Jan 1163 Árpád, László II
14 Jan 1163 - 04 Mar 1172 Árpád, István III
14 Jan 1163 - 11 Apr 1165 Árpád, István IV
04 Mar 1172 - 13 Apr 1196 Árpád, Béla III
13 Apr 1196 - 30 Nov 1204 Árpád, Emerik
30 Nov 1204 - 07 May 1205 Árpád, László III
07 May 1205 - 14 Oct 1235 Árpád, Ándrás II
14 Oct 1235 - 03 May 1270 Árpád, Béla IV
03 May 1270 - 06 Aug 1272 Árpád, István V
06 Aug 1272 - 04 Aug 1290 Árpád, László IV "the Cuman"
04 Aug 1290 - 14 Jan 1301 Árpád, Ándrás III
06 Dec 1305 - 1309        Habsburg, Ottó I
20 Aug 1310 - 16 Aug 1342 Angevin, Károly I
16 Jul 1342 - 11 Sep 1382 Angevin, Lájos I
31 Dec 1385 - 24 Feb 1386 Angevin, Károly II "the Little"
31 Mar 1387 - 09 Dec 1437 Luxemburg, Zsigmond I
                          (Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia)
19 Dec 1437 - 27 Oct 1439 Habsburg, Albert I "the magnanimous"
27 Oct 1439 - 15 May 1440 Luxemburg, Erzsébet .......................... 1409-1442
22 Feb 1440 - 16 Dec 1442 Habsburg, László V (1st Time) ................ 1440-1457 "the posthumous"
                          (opposed by Ulászlo I)
15 May      - 17 Jul 1440 Friedrich von Habsburg
                          (Regent)
17 Jul 1440 - 10 Nov 1444 Jagelló-ház, Ulászlo I ....................... 1423-1444
                          (Wladyslaw III of Poland)
10 Nov 1444 - 23 Nov 1457 Habsburg, László V (2nd Time) "the posthumous"
10 Nov 1444 - 28 Oct 1453 János Hunyadi, Count of the Székelys ......... 1406-1456
24 Jan 1458 - 15 Jul 1490 Igázságos, Mátyás I Hunyadi .................. 1443-1490
15 Jul 1490 - 13 May 1516 Jagelló-ház, Ulászlo II ...................... 1456-1516
       1490 - 07 Nov 1491 Habsburg, Miksa I ............................ 1459-1519
                          (pretender, abandoned claim)
13 May 1516 - 29 Aug 1526 Jagelló-ház, Lájos II ........................ 1506-1526
10 Nov 1526 - 22 Jul 1540 Szapolja, János I ............................ 1487-1540
                          (King in Eastern Hungary)
16 Dec 1526 - 25 Jul 1564 Habsburg, Ferdinánd I ........................ 1503-1564
22 Jul 1540 - 16 Aug 1570 Szapolja, János II ........................... 1540-1571
                          (King in Eastern Hungary)
13 Sep 1540 -    Aug 1551 Szaolyai, János II Zsigmond .................. 1540-1571
                          (in opposition to Ferdinand I)
08 Sep 1563 - 25 Sep 1572 Habsburg, Miksa II ........................... 1527-1576
25 Sep 1572 - 25 Jun 1608 Habsburg, Reszö .............................. 1552-1612
16 Nov 1608 - 20 Mar 1619 Habsburg, Mátyás II .......................... 1557-1619
18 May 1619 - 15 Feb 1637 Habsburg, Ferdinánd II ....................... 1578-1637
25 Aug 1620 - 31 Dec 1621 de Ikráti, Gábor Bethlen ..................... 1580-1629
                          (pretender)
26 Nov 1625 - 02 Apr 1657 Habsburg, Ferdinánd III ...................... 1508-1657
16 Jun 1647 - 09 Jul 1654 Habsburg, Ferdinánd IV Ferenc ................ 1608-1657
27 Jun 1655 - 05 May 1705 Habsburg, Lipót I ............................ 1640-1705
09 Dec 1687 - 17 Apr 1711 Habsburg, Jószef I ........................... 1678-1711
                          (deposed by the Diet 13 Jun 1707 - 21 Feb 1711)
13 Jun 1707 - 21 Feb 1711 Rákóczy, Ferenc Lipót Felsövadászi ........... 1676-1735
                          (in distance)
17 Apr 1711 - 20 Oct 1740 Habsburg, Károly III ......................... 1685-1740
20 Oct 1740 - 29 Nov 1780 Habsburg, Mária Terézia ...................... 1717-1780
29 Nov 1780 - 20 Feb 1790 Habsburg, Jószef II .......................... 1741-1790
20 Feb 1790 - 01 Mar 1792 Habsburg, Lipót II ........................... 1747-1792
01 Mar 1792 - 02 Mar 1835 Habsburg, Ferenc I ........................... 1768-1835
28 Sep 1830 - 02 Dec 1848 Habsburg, Ferdinánd V ........................ 1793-1875
02 Dec 1848 - 14 Apr 1849 Habsburg, Ferenc Jószef I (1st Time) ......... 1830-1916
Heads of State
14 Apr      - 11 Aug 1849 Lájos Kossuth de Kossuthfalva ................ 1802-1894
11 Aug      - 13 Aug 1849 Artúr Görgey ................................. 1818-1916
Imperial Commissioners
13 Aug 1849 -    Jul 1850 Julius Freiherr von Haynau ................... 1786-1853 Mil
   Jul 1850 -    Sep 1851 Károly báró Geringer de Ödenberg ............. 1806-1839
   Sep 1851 - 20 Oct 1860 Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf,
                           Erzherzog von Österreich .................... 1817-1895
20 Oct 1860 - 06 Nov 1861 Ágost Benedek de Felsö-Eör
                          (acting)
06 Nov 1861 - 18 Aug 1865 Moritz gróf Pallfy Erdödi .................... 1812-1897
18 Aug 1867 - 12 Jun 1867 Pál báró Sennyey Kis-Sennyey ................. 1824-1888
Kings
14 Sep 1867 - 13 Jun 1905 Főherceg József Károly Lajos von Habsburg .... 1833-1905
                          (Palatine of Hungary)
21 Dec 1867 - 21 Nov 1916 Habsburg, Ferenc József I (2nd Time)
                          (Emperor of Austria)
13 Jun 1905 - 23 Aug 1919 Erzherzog József Ágost Viktor
                           Kelemen Mária von Habsburg .................. 1872-1962
                          (Palatine, in distance 16 Nov 1918 - 06 Aug 1919)
21 Nov 1916 - 16 Nov 1918 Habsburg, Károly IV .......................... 1887-1922
                          (Emperor of Austria, 1st Time)
Heads of State
01 Nov      - 16 Nov 1918 János Hock ................................... 1859-1936
16 Nov 1918 - 21 Mar 1919 Mihály Ádám György Miklós Károlyi
                           de Nagykároly ............................... 1875-1955
23 Aug      - 24 Nov 1919 István Friedrich ............................. 1883-1957
24 Nov 1919 - 01 Mar 1920 Károly Schorn Huszár ......................... 1882-1941
Kings
01 Mar 1920 - 31 Jan 1946 Vacant
01 Mar 1920 - 03 Nov 1944 Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya ................... 1868-1957 Mil
                           (Regent of Hungary)
20 Oct      - 24 Oct 1921 Habsburg, Károly IV
                          (2nd Time, in disstance)
01 Apr 1922 - 21 Dec 1944 Habsburg, Ottó II (Nominally) ................ 1912-2011
Nemzetvezetö (Leader of the Nation)
04 Nov 1944 - 28 Mar 1945 Ferenc Szálasi ............................... 1897-1946 NPHM
04 Nov 1944 - 28 Mar 1945 Regency Council
                        - Károly Beregffy .............................. 1878-1946
                        - Ference Rajniss .............................. 1893-1946
                        - Sándor Csia .................................. 1894-1946
21 Dec 1944 - 26 Jan 1945 Béla Zsedényi ................................ 1894-1955
                          (provisional)
26 Jan      - 07 Dec 1945 High National Council
                        - Béla Zsedényi ................................ s.a
                        - Béla Miklós de Dálnok ........................ 1890-1948 Mil
                        - Ernö Gerö Singer ............................. 1898-1980
                        - József Révai ................................. 1898-1959
                        - Mátyás Rákosi Rosenfeld ...................... 1892-1971
07 Dec 1945 - 31 Jan 1946 High National Council
                        - Ferenc Nagy................................... 1903-1979
                        - Zoltán Tildy ................................. 1889-1961
                        - László Rajk................................... 1909-1949
                        - Béla Várga.................................... 1903-1995
Presidents
01 Feb 1946 - 01 Aug 1948 Zoltán Tildy ................................. s.a
01 Aug 1948 - 23 Aug 1949 Árpád Szakasits .............................. 1888-1965 MDP
23 Oct 1989 - 02 May 1990 Mátyás Szürös ................................ 1933-
02 May 1990 - 04 Aug 2000 Árpád Göncz .................................. 1922-
04 Aug 2000 - 05 Aug 2005 Ferenc Mádl .................................. 1931-2011 Fidesz-MMP
05 Aug 2005 - 05 Aug 2010 László Sólyom ................................ 1942-     Fidesz-MMP
05 Aug 2010 - 02 Apr 2012 Pál Schmitt .................................. 1942-     Fidesz-MMP
02 Apr      - 10 May 2012 László Kövér ................................. 1959-     Fidesz-MMP
                          (acting)
10 May 2012 -             János Áder ................................... 1959-     Fidesz-MMP
 
 
Nádorispán (Palatines)
18 Dec 1322 - 19 May 1827 Fülöp Drugeth I
31 Oct 1328 - 06 May 1333 János Drugeth I
02 Jun 1334 - 21 Jul 1342 Vilmos Drugeth II
   Sep 1342 -    Jan 1356 Miklós Giléth
06 Apr 1356 - 24 Apr 1367 Miklós Kont Újlaki I
01 May 1367 - 15 Sep 1372 László von Oppeln
06 Oct 1372 - 31 Aug 1375 Imre Laczffy Simontornyai I
26 Jan 1376 -    Sep 1385 Miklós Garay
06 Oct 1385 - 08 Apr 1387 Miklós Széchy Felsolendvai
08 Apr 1387 - 24 Nov 1392 István Laczffy Csáktornyai II
24 Nov 1392 -    Apr 1397 Leusták Ilsvay
04 May 1397 - 21 Sep 1402 Detre Bebek
21 Sep 1402 -    Nov 1433 Miklós Garay
   Nov 1433 - 1434        György Pálóczy I
08 Mar 1435 - 11 Jan 1437 Máté Pálóczy I
07 Mar 1437 -    Aug 1447 Lorinc Hédervári
15 Sep 1447 - 23 Jul 1458 László Garai
27 Jul 1458 - 11 Nov 1484 Mihály Ország Guthi
   Jan 1486 - 07 Sep 1487 Imre Szapolyay
05 Dec 1487 -    Dec 1491 Orbán Dóczi
29 Nov 1492 - 25 Dec 1499 István Szapolyay
24 Apr 1500 - 1503        Péter Geréb Vingárty
24 Apr 1504 - 05 Feb 1519 Imre Perényi Siklósi
17 Feb 1519 - 04 Jul 1525 István Bátthory Somlyói I
05 Jul 1525 - 28 Apr 1526 István Verboszy
   May 1530 -    Mar 1533 János Bánthory Alsólindvai II
1533 - 1534               Elek Thurzó I
29 Jan 1536 -    Mar 1540 Gergely Pöstényi Martonosi
29 Jun 1540 - 23 Nov 1542 Elek gróf Thurzó és Tamás
                           Szalaházy II
26 Nov 1542 - 31 Oct 1553 Ferenc Révay Szklabinai
                           Blathniczai I
31 Oct 1553 - 20 Feb 1554 Ferenc Újlaky II
20 Feb 1554 - 02 Jun 1562 Tamás gróf Nádasdy Nádasdi
                           Fogarasföldi
25 Sep 1562 - 14 Jan 1568 Miklós Oláh
14 Jan 1568 -    Mar 1572 Mihály Mérey
   Apr 1572 - 08 Jan 1581 Imre Báró Czobor Czoborszentmihályi
19 Jan 1581 - 04 Jun 1608 Miklós Istvánffy Baranyavári
                           Kisasszonyfalvi
20 Nov 1608 - 05 May 1609 István Illyesházy Illésháazai
10 Dec 1609 - 24 Dec 1616 György Thurzó gróf Bethlenfalvai II
15 May 1617 - 20 Jun 1621 Zsigmond gróf Forgách
16 May 1622 - 01 May 1625 Szaniszló Thurzó Bethlenfalvai III
22 Nov 1625 - 11 Sep 1645 Miklós gróf Esterházy Galánthai I
25 Sep 1646 - 08 Nov 1648 Ivan gróf Draskovic
   Aug 1649 - 26 Nov 1653 Pál gróf Pálffy Erdödi I
15 Mar 1655 - 28 Mar 1667 Ferenc gróf Wesselény Hadadi
   Aug 1667 - 18 Oct 1670 Ferenc gróf Nádasdy Nádasdi
                          Fogarasfoldi
18 Oct 1670 - 13 Jun 1681 György Szelepcsényi
13 Jun 1681 - 24 Mar 1713 Pál gróf Esterházy de Galanthai II
14 Oct 1714 - 20 Mar 1732 Miklós gróf Pálffy de Erdödi I
05 Apr 1732 - 20 Jun 1741 Franz Stefan Herzog von Lothringen
20 Jun 1741 - 24 Mar 1751 János gróf Pálffy de Erdödi III
11 May 1751 - 26 Oct 1765 Lajos Ernst gróf Batthyány
                           Német-Újvári II
26 Oct 1765 -    Aug 1780 Albert Kasimir August von Sachsen,
                           Herzog von Teschen .......................... 1738-1822
12 Nov 1790 - 12 Jul 1795 Alexander Leopold Johann Josef,
                           Erzherzog von Österreich .................... 1772-1795
12 Nov 1795 - 13 Jan 1847 Josef Anton Johann Baptist,
                           Erzherzog von Österreich .................... 1776-1847
11 Nov 1847 - 26 Sep 1848 Főherceg István Ferenc Viktor von Habsburg ... 1817-1867
Prime Ministers
17 Mar      - 02 Oct 1848 Lajos gróf Batthyány de Nemetújvár ........... 1807-1849
02 Oct      - 26 Nov 1848 Ádám báró Récsey ............................. 1775-1852
26 Nov 1848 - 11 Aug 1849 Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfavla ...... 1802-1894       
11 Aug      - 13 Aug 1849 Bertalan Szemere de Szemere .................. 1812-1890
Prime Ministers
17 Feb 1867 - 14 Nov 1871 Gyula gróf Andrássy
                           de Csíkszentkiraly et Krasznahorka .......... 1823-1890
14 Nov 1871 - 04 Dec 1872 Menyhert gróf Lónyay de Nagylónya
                           et Vársáros-nemeny .......................... 1822-1884
04 Dec 1872 - 01 Mar 1874 József Szlávy de Erkenéz et Okány ............ 1818-1900
01 Mar 1874 - 02 Mar 1875 István Bittó de Sárosfalva ................... 1822-1903
02 Mar      - 20 Oct 1875 Béla báró Wenckheim ..........................i1811-1879
20 Oct 1875 - 13 Mar 1890 Kálmán Tisza de Borosjeno et Szeged .......... 1830-1902
13 Mar 1890 - 17 Nov 1892 Gyula gróf Szapáry de Szapár ................. 1832-1905
17 Nov 1892 - 31 Dec 1894 Sándor Wekerle ............................... 1848-1921
01 Jan 1895 - 26 Feb 1899 Deszö báró Bánffy de Losoncz ................. 1843-1911
26 Feb 1899 - 27 Jun 1903 Kálmán Széll de Duka
                           et Szentgyörgyvölgy ......................... 1843-1915
27 Jun      - 03 Nov 1903 Károly gróf Khuen-Héderváry
                           de Hédervár (1st Time) ...................... 1849-1918
03 Nov 1903 - 18 Jun 1905 István gróf Tisza de Borosjenö
                           et Szeged (1st Time) ........................ 1861-1918
18 Jun 1905 - 08 Apr 1906 Géza báró Fejérváry de Komlóskeresztes ....... 1833-1914
08 Apr 1906 - 17 Jan 1910 Sándor Wekerle (2nd Time)
17 Jan 1910 - 22 Apr 1912 Károly gróf Khuen-Héderváry
                           de Hédervár (2nd Time)
22 Apr 1912 - 10 Jun 1913 László Lukács Erzsébetvárosi ................. 1850-1932
10 Jun 1913 - 15 Jun 1917 István gróf Tisza de Borosjenö et Szeged
                          (2nd Time)
15 Jun      - 20 Aug 1917 Móric gróf Estérházy de Galantha ............. 1881-1960
20 Aug 1917 - 31 Oct 1918 Sándor Wekerle (3rd Time)
31 Oct      - 01 Nov 1918 János gróf Hadik de Futak .................... 1863-1933
01 Nov 1918 - 11 Jan 1919 Mihály Ádám György Miklós gróf Károlyi
                           de Nagykároly ............................... 1875-1955
18 Jan      - 20 Mar 1919 Dénes Berinkey ............................... 1871-1948
05 May      - 12 Jul 1919 Gyula gróf Károly de Nagykároly .............. 1871-1947
                          (Counter prime minister in Arad)
12 Jul      - 22 Aug 1919 Dezsö Pattanyus-Ábrahám ...................... 1875-1977
                          (Counter prime minister in Szeged)
01 Aug      - 06 Aug 1919 Gyula Peidl .................................. 1873-1943
06 Aug      - 24 Nov 1919 István Friedrich ............................. s.a
24 Nov 1919 - 14 Mar 1920 Károly Schorn Huszár ......................... s.a
14 Mar      - 19 Jul 1920 Sándor Simyoni-Semadam ....................... 1864-1946
19 Jul 1920 - 14 Apr 1921 Pál gróf Teleki de Szék (1st Time) ........... 1879-1941
14 Apr 1921 - 19 Aug 1931 István gróf Bethlen de Bethlen ............... 1874-1946
19 Aug 1931 - 04 Oct 1932 Gyula gróf Károly de Nagykároly (2nd Time)
04 Oct 1932 - 06 Oct 1936 Gyula vitez Gömbös de Jákfa .................. 1871-1947
06 Oct 1936 - 14 May 1938 Kálmán Darányi de Pusztaszentgyörgy
                           et Tetétlen ................................. 1886-1939
14 May 1938 - 16 Feb 1939 Béla vitéz Imrédy de Ómoravica ............... 1891-1946
16 Feb 1939 - 03 Apr 1941 Pál gróf Teleki de Szék (2nd Time)
03 Apr 1941 (Hours)       Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer ..................... 1881-1948
                          (1st Time, acting) 
03 Apr 1941 - 07 Mar 1942 Dr. László Bárdossy de Bárdos ................ 1890-1946
07 Mar      - 09 Mar 1942 Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer
                          (2nd Time, acting) 
09 Mar 1942 - 23 Mar 1944 Miklós Kállay de Nagy-Kálló .................. 1887-1967
23 Mar      - 29 Aug 1944 Döme Sztójay ................................. 1883-1946 Mil
                          (Demiter Stokakovic)
29 Oct      - 15 Oct 1944 Géza Lakatos Csíkszentsimoni ................. 1890-1967 Mil
16 Oct 1944 - 28 Mar 1945 Ferenc Szálasi ............................... s.a
                          (acting)
22 Dec 1944 - 15 Nov 1945 Béla Miklós vitéz de Dálnok .................. s.a
                          (in opposition to 28 Mar 1945)
15 Nov 1945 - 01 Feb 1946 Zoltán Tildy ................................. s.a
04 Feb 1946 - 31 May 1947 Ference Nagy ................................. 1903-1979
31 May 1947 - 10 Dec 1948 Lajos Dinnyés ................................ 1901-1961
23 May 1990 - 12 Dec 1993 József Antall ................................ 1932-1993
12 Dec 1993 - 15 Jul 1994 Péter Boross ................................. 1928-
15 Jul 1994 - 06 Jul 1998 Gyula Horn ................................... 1932-2013 MSzP
06 Jul 1998 - 27 May 2002 Viktor Orbán (1st Time) ...................... 1963-     Fidesz-MMP
27 May 2002 - 29 Sep 2004 Péter Medgyessy .............................. 1942-     MSzP
29 Sep 2004 - 14 Apr 2009 Ferenc Gyurcsány ............................. 1961-     MSzP
14 Apr 2009 - 28 May 2010 György Gordon Bajnai ......................... 1968-     MSzP
28 May 2010 -             Viktor Orbán (2nd Time)
 
 
Fidesz-MMP=Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetseg (Hungarian Civil Alliance, conservative)
J=Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom (Jobbik, Movement for a Better Hungary, nationalist)
MSzP=Magyar Szocialista Párt (Hungarian Socialist Party, social-democratic)
NPHM=Nyilaskeresztes Párt-Hungarista Mozgalom (Arrow Cross Party-Hungarian Movement, fascist, banned 1945)
 
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Socialist Republic of Hungary
 
21 Mar 1919               Hungarian Soviet Republic
20 Aug 1949               Socialist Republic of Hungary
 
De facto Leader
21 Mar 1919 - 06 Aug 1920 Béla Kun ..................................... 1886-1939 KMP
First Secrateries of the Hungarian Workers Party
20 Aug 1949 - 18 Jul 1956 Mátyás Rákosi Rosenfeld ...................... 1892-1971 MDP
18 Jul      - 25 Oct 1956 Ernő Gerő Singer ............................. 1898-1980 MDP
25 Oct 1956 - 22 May 1988 János Kádár Csermanek ........................ 1912-1989 MSzMP
22 May 1988 - 07 Oct 1989 Károly Grósz ................................. 1930-1996 MSzMP
 
Chairmen of the Presidential Council
21 Mar      - 01 Aug 1919 Sándor Garbai ................................ 1879-1947 KMP
01 Aug      - 06 Aug 1919 Gyula Peidl .................................. 1873-1943 KMP
23 Aug 1949 - 26 Apr 1950 Árpád Szakasits .............................. s.a
26 Apr 1950 - 14 Aug 1952 Sándor Rónai ................................. 1892-1965 MDP
14 Aug 1952 - 13 Apr 1967 István Dobi .................................. 1898-1968 MSzMP
13 Apr 1967 - 25 Jun 1987 Plá Losonczi ................................. 1919-2005 MSzMP
25 Jun 1987 - 29 Jun 1988 Károly Németh ................................ 1922-2008 MSzMP
29 Jun 1988 - 23 Oct 1989 Brunó Ferenc Straub .......................... 1914-1996 MSzMP
 
Prime Ministers
21 Mar      - 06 Aug 1919 Sándor Garbai ................................ s.a
10 Dec 1948 - 14 Aug 1952 István Dobi .................................. s.a
14 Aug 1952 - 04 Jul 1953 Mátyás Rákosi Rosenfeld ...................... s.a
04 Jul 1953 - 18 Apr 1955 Imre Nagy .................................... 1896-1958 MSzMP
18 Apr 1955 - 24 Oct 1956 András Hegedüs ............................... 1912-1999 MDP
24 Oct      - 04 Nov 1956 Imre Nagy .................................... 1896-1958
04 Nov 1956 - 28 Jan 1958 János Kádár Csermanek (1st Time) ............. s.a
28 Jan 1958 - 13 Sep 1961 Ferenc Münnich ............................... 1886-1967 MSzMP
13 Sep 1961 - 30 Jun 1965 János Kádár Csermanek (2nd Time)
30 Jun 1965 - 14 Apr 1967 Gyula Kállai ................................. 1910-1996 MSzMP
14 Apr 1967 - 15 May 1975 Jenö Fock .................................... 1916-2001 MSzMP
15 May 1975 - 25 Jun 1987 György Lázár ................................. 1924-     MSzMP
25 Jun 1987 - 23 Nov 1988 Károly Grósz ................................. s.a
23 Nov 1988 - 23 May 1990 Miklós Németh ................................ 1948-     MSzMP
 
KMP=Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja (Hungarian Communist Party [dissolved 1948])
MDP=Magyar Dolgozók Pártja (Hungarian Workers Party [dissolved 1956])
MSzMP=Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt (Hungarian Socualist Workers Party [dissolved 1989])

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