March 15 – National flag hoisted by Hungarian Parliament – PHOTOS
The national flag was hoisted with military honours in front of Parliament on Monday morning, marking the anniversary of Hungary’s anti-Habsburg revolution that started on March 15, 1848.
The single central event of this year’s March 15 national holiday was followed by only a few people in Kossuth Square, where President János Áder is scheduled to deliver a speech.
Like last year, all other state commemorations have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Though the Kossuth and Széchenyi Awards will also be handed out at a later date, the names of the recipients will be released today.
Budapest, Hungary. March 15 – National flag hoisted by Parliament. Photo: MTI
Budapest, Hungary. March 15 – National flag hoisted by Parliament. Photo: MTI
The revolution and freedom fight was part of a series of uprisings in Europe in 1848.
On March 15, citizens of Pest gathered in front of the National Museum and demanded independence from Habsburg rule.
Budapest, Hungary. March 15 – National flag hoisted by Parliament. Photo: MTI
Budapest, Hungary. March 15 – National flag hoisted by Parliament. Photo: MTI
Budapest, Hungary. March 15 – National flag hoisted by Parliament. Photo: MTI
Budapest, Hungary. March 15 – National flag hoisted by Parliament. Photo: MTI
Hungary’s first independent government with Count Lajos Batthyány as prime minister approved a reform package called the April laws. Later, the uprising grew into a war of independence, stifled by Austria and Russia in late 1849.
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Source: MTI
