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Events Related to 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution in Budapest
- 14 Mar 2024 7:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
On March 15, 1848 - as part of the European revolutionary wave - a revolution broke out in Pest-Buda, and it triumphed without bloodshed with the slogans of national sovereignty and civil transformation ("equality, freedom, brotherhood"). Modern parliamentary Hungary was born, and the process leading to the War of Independence began, aiming to abolish Habsburg rule and achieve independence and ...
Xpat Explainer: 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution
- 11 Mar 2024 7:13 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions that year, and was closely linked to other 1848 revolutions in the Habsburg areas. The revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire, ruled by the Habsburg monarchy.
Victims Of Communism in Hungary Commemorated at House of Terror Museum in Budapest
- 26 Feb 2024 6:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Officials commemorated the memorial day for the victims of communism on Sunday. Speaking at a ceremony at the House of Terror Museum in Budapest, interior ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári said violence was a fundamental aspect of communism, and “the left always looks the other way when it comes to violence”.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Square in Front of Budapest Synagogue Temporarily Renamed October 7 Square
- 9 Jan 2024 10:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Theodor Herzl Square in front of the Dohány Street Synagogue has been renamed October 7 Square for two weeks in memory of the victims of the attack by Hamas terrorists.
Commemoration Held for Victims of Violence Against Women in Hungary
- 27 Nov 2023 7:14 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Momentum and women’s NGOs held a commemoration in front of the prime minister’s office in Budapest on Saturday marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Why Was Flag Flown at Half-Mast in Front of Hungarian Parliament on Saturday?
- 6 Nov 2023 6:54 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Saturday morning, in commemoration of the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 uprising against Soviet rule
1956 Anniversary Marked by Opposition Parties in Hungary
- 24 Oct 2023 4:37 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties marked the anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
1956 Remembered: Hungarian is the Language of Freedom, Says President Novák
- 24 Oct 2023 12:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“Hungarian is the language of freedom,” President Katalin Novák told a commemoration of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolt organised by the Hungarian community of Melbourne. Marking the anniversary of the failed revolution on its eve, the president said “October 23 is the greatest holiday of the [Hungarian] diaspora, a day to celebrate and also to mourn.”
Events Related to 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution in Budapest
- 14 Mar 2024 7:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
On March 15, 1848 - as part of the European revolutionary wave - a revolution broke out in Pest-Buda, and it triumphed without bloodshed with the slogans of national sovereignty and civil transformation ("equality, freedom, brotherhood"). Modern parliamentary Hungary was born, and the process leading to the War of Independence began, aiming to abolish Habsburg rule and achieve independence and ...
Xpat Explainer: 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution
- 11 Mar 2024 7:13 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions that year, and was closely linked to other 1848 revolutions in the Habsburg areas. The revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire, ruled by the Habsburg monarchy.
Victims Of Communism in Hungary Commemorated at House of Terror Museum in Budapest
- 26 Feb 2024 6:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Officials commemorated the memorial day for the victims of communism on Sunday. Speaking at a ceremony at the House of Terror Museum in Budapest, interior ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári said violence was a fundamental aspect of communism, and “the left always looks the other way when it comes to violence”.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Square in Front of Budapest Synagogue Temporarily Renamed October 7 Square
- 9 Jan 2024 10:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Theodor Herzl Square in front of the Dohány Street Synagogue has been renamed October 7 Square for two weeks in memory of the victims of the attack by Hamas terrorists.
Commemoration Held for Victims of Violence Against Women in Hungary
- 27 Nov 2023 7:14 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Momentum and women’s NGOs held a commemoration in front of the prime minister’s office in Budapest on Saturday marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Why Was Flag Flown at Half-Mast in Front of Hungarian Parliament on Saturday?
- 6 Nov 2023 6:54 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Saturday morning, in commemoration of the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 uprising against Soviet rule
1956 Anniversary Marked by Opposition Parties in Hungary
- 24 Oct 2023 4:37 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties marked the anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
1956 Remembered: Hungarian is the Language of Freedom, Says President Novák
- 24 Oct 2023 12:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“Hungarian is the language of freedom,” President Katalin Novák told a commemoration of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolt organised by the Hungarian community of Melbourne. Marking the anniversary of the failed revolution on its eve, the president said “October 23 is the greatest holiday of the [Hungarian] diaspora, a day to celebrate and also to mourn.”