Hungary And Its

Culture
Life in Hungary is quite simple
Hungarian University of Agriculture and
Life Sciences
 Important Events
896 A.D.
The Hungarian tribes, under the
leadership of Árpád, settled the
Carpathian Basin after driving out
some of the inhabitants.

1000 A.D.
King Stephen of the Árpád dynasty
converted to Christianity. After his
death, he was canonized.
1241
The Mongolian Tatars invaded and
devastated the country.

1458-1490
During the reign of King Matthias,
Hungary enjoyed a Western
European standard of living, and
culture flourished at the royal
palaces at Buda and Visegrád.
1526
The Turks defeated the Hungarian
army at Mohács, which began 150
years of Turkish occupation.

1541
The Turks split the country into
three parts. The Habsburg
governed the western part of the
country, the Turks ruled the central
area, and the south-east
Transylvanian principality was the
heart of Hungarian culture.
1686
Buda was recaptured from the
Turks.

1703-1711
Ferenc Rákóczi II, Prince of
Transylvania, led a war of freedom
against the Habsburgs. The rebels
defeated the Imperial army in
several battles, but were defeated
when the support promised by
France did not materialize.
Early 19th Century
A national reform movement was formed for the political and
economic transformation of the country, and to restore Hungarian
language and culture. The National Anthem was created, and the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences was established. Building began on
the Chain Bridge. Count István Széchenyi was a principal figure in the
Reform Age movement.

1848
Revolution broke out in Pest, and the Habsburg Emperor was
dethroned. Lajos Kossuth was elected Governor. In 1849 the
Habsburgs, with the help of the Russian army, was able to stifle
the revolution.
1867
After a compromise was reached
between the Hungarian nationals
and the Habsburgs, a double-
centred monarchy was set up with
seats in Vienna and Pest-Buda.
1873
Pest, Buda and Obuda were
unified, and the city of Budapest
was born. The buildings of that
time – the Opera House, the
National Gallery and Parliament –
still attract thousands of visitors to
the city every year.
1918
Germany and its allies, including
the Austro-Hungarian monarchy,
lost World War I, marking the end
of the monarchy.

1920
The Trianon Treaty reduced
Hungary’s geographical area by
two-thirds and the population by a
third, leaving many Hungarian
nationals as minorities in
neighboring countries.
1938-1940
Germany concluded treaties in
Munich and Vienna, according to
which Southern Slovakia and
Northern Transylvania were
returned to Hungary.

1944
The Nazi occupation of Hungary
began. At the end of World War II,
Fascists took over governing the
country.
1945
The Soviet Army liberated, then
occupied Hungary.

1947
The last so-called free election was
followed by years of Communist
government. Hungarian citizens
were resettled by force,
imprisoned, even executed.
1956
A people’s revolt against Stalinism
was defeated by Soviet troops.
János Kádár, who acquired power
with their assistance, promised
democratic socialism, but
retaliation and executions followed.
1965
The new system became
consolidated, and cautious
economic reforms were launched.
Living standards were rising and
the iron curtain began to
disintegrate.
1988
The Hungarian transition period
began.
1990
The Communist party voluntarily
gave up its autocracy. A multi-party
parliamentary democracy came
into being in the country. The
Soviet army left Hungary.

1999
Hungary became a full member of
NATO.