2009 in Hungary
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This article discusses the year 2009 in Hungary.
Incumbents
- President – László Sólyom
- Prime Minister – Ferenc Gyurcsány (until 14 April); Gordon Bajnai (starting 14 April)
Events
March
- March 21 - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány announced his intention to resign as Prime Minister.[1][2]
June
- June 7 - 2009 European Parliament election in Hungary, and the victory of Fidesz party.
July
- July 2 - the Metropolitan Court of Appeal (Fővárosi Ítélőtábla) disbanded the Magyar Gárda (Hungarian Guard Movement) a patriotic-nationalistic association. It was coined a paramilitary, a party-militia, or – sarcastically – an operetta-guard by its opponents and certain media outlets, even though it was never armed. It was in varyingly close relationship with the Jobbik party in Hungary
Births
Deaths
January
- 2 January – József Sákovics, 81, Hungarian Olympic fencer.[3]
- 6 January – Róbert Ilosfalvy, 81, Hungarian opera singer.[4]
February
- 17 February – Gyula Sáringer, 81, Hungarian agronomist.[5]
March
- 11 March – Péter Bacsó, 81, Hungarian film director, after long illness.[6]
- 12 March – Ferenc Szabó, 88, Hungarian footballer (Ferencvárosi TC).[7]
July
- 18 July – Pál Regős, 83, Hungarian pantomimist and choreographer
See also
References
- ^ Kulish, Nicholas (22 March 2009). "Hungary's Premier Offers to Resign". The New York Times.
- ^ "Hungarian PM offers to step down". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "József Sákovics Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Elhunyt Ilosfalvy Róbert" (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Tibor, Jermy (9 October 2009). "Sáringer Gyula • 1928–2009". www.matud.iif.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Péter Bacsó". The Guardian. March 14, 2009.
- ^ "Szabó Ferenc". Nemzeti Labdarúgó Archívum. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2019.