History of Hungary
In 1000 A.D theHungarian Kingdom was founded by Saint Stephan I
Since 1526 Union with Austria
1541
- 1686 Turkish occupation
1711 Reunion with Austria
1848 Revolution
against the Austrian Goverment, crushed in 1849 by Vienna
1867 Austro-Hungarian Compromise, political equality with Austria: the empire
is titled as "Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy" (k.u.k.)
1914 Along with Austria, Hungary enters the World War I, which ends with a defeat in 1918
1918 Proclamation of the republic
1919 Communist republic of councillors: dictatorship, known as "Hungarian Soviet Republic"
1920 Peace Treaty of Trianon: The territory of Hungary is reduced by three quarters
1920 Re-installation of the Monarchy (without king), regent (for an unnamed King) Admiral Horthy, inner consolidation of economy, but politically the country remains in the feu-
dalistic system, partially with a strict autocracy
1938 - 1940 Vienna Award 1938, conquest of Jugoslav territory in the World War II leads to a revision of the Treaty of Trianon. Hungary joins Germany in the World War II; 1944 begin-
ning of the deportation of Jewish people. After the defeat, the country comes under op- pressive Russian rule.
1945 - 1946 Re-organisation of the country and re-establishment of the borders of 1938 (Treaty of Paris)
1947 Expulsion of the population of German origin
1948 Take-over of executive power by the communists
1949 Transformation into a People’s Republic according to Russia’s example; Hungary is
foundermember of the Comecon and later, in 1955, of the Warsaw pact
1956 Popular uprising against communist domination, Prime Minister Nagy declares Hungary neutral, but the bloody uprising is crushed by the communists; a pro-Russian cabinet is installed with Kadar
1958 Execution of Imre Nagy and other members of the cabinet
Hungary is a founder-member of the council for postwar economic aid under the Warsaw pact
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