commemoration

25/10/2015

Commemoration of “Bloody Thursday” massacre held on Kossuth Square

Budapest, October 25 (MTI) – A commemoration in honour of the victims of the Kossuth Square massacre that took place on October 25, during Hungary’s anti-Soviet […]
24/10/2015

Ader thanks Bavaria for help in 1956

Munich (MTI) – Hungarian President Janos Ader on Friday thanked Bavarian Minister-President Horst Seehofer for his state’s support for Hungarians fleeing their country after the failed […]
24/10/2015

October 23 – 1956 about irrepressible desire for freedom, LMP says

Budapest (MTI) – October 23 is about an irrepressible hope and yearning for freedom, said Bernadett Szel, co-chair of green party LMP at a commemoration in […]
24/10/2015

October 23 – Craving for freedom stronger than govt, say Socialists

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s revolutionaries in 1956 believed that an oppressive state or “sheer Soviet force” cannot destroy the nation’s craving for freedom, the opposition Socialist […]
24/10/2015

October 23 – 1956 freedom fighters got strength from Horthy government, says Vona

Budapest (MTI) – The freedom fighters of Hungary’s ill-fated 1956 anti-Soviet uprising drew their strength from the patriotic interwar regime of Miklos Horthy, Gabor Vona, leader […]
24/10/2015

October 23 – Hungary to protect itself, like in 1956, says Varga

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s position is the same as it was in 1956: it will protect itself, its borders and its freedom, economy minister Mihaly Varga […]
23/10/2015

Ader marks 1956 anniversary in Munich

Munich (MTI) – President Janos Ader attended a commemoration of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolt, held at the Hungarian consulate general in Munich on Thursday evening. In […]
23/10/2015

October 23 – Hungary commemorates 1956 uprising – UPDATE – PHOTOS

Budapest, October 23 (MTI) – Hungary’s national flag was hoisted in front of the Parliament building on Friday, in a state commemoration marking the anniversary of […]
23/10/2015

Personal stories from the 23rd of October, 1956

The 23rd of October, 1956 is one of the most sorrowful days of the Hungarian history. Briefly, Hungary had been controlled by Russia since 1945. The […]
19/10/2015

House speaker lays wreath at Paris Arch of Triumph

Paris (MTI) – Hungarian House Speaker Laszlo Kover laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the Arch of Triumph in Paris on […]
17/08/2015

Memorial to victims of Soviet forced labour inaugurated in Hercegkut

Budapest (MTI) – A memorial dedicated to Hungarians taken to Soviet forced labour camps 70 years ago was inaugurated in the village of Hercegkut, in northeast […]
03/08/2015

Roma Holocaust Center commemorates 71st anniversary of Roma Holocaust 

Budapest, August 2 (MTI) – The Roma History, Culture, Education and Holocaust Centre commemorated the 71st anniversary of the Roma Holocaust at an event organised on […]
31/07/2015

Government consulting on planned monument to Gulag victims

Budapest (MTI) – The government will launch a “social consultation” concerning the form and location of a monument to hundreds of thousands of Hungarians deported to […]
11/07/2015

FM Szijjarto: Western Balkans stability key from European perspective

Belgrade/Srebrenica, July 11 (MTI) – The massacre at Srebrenica clearly showed more than anything similar before it how important stability and peace between peoples is in […]
08/06/2015

The inauguration ceremony of Ketpo Historical Memorial Park

In a time like ours when certain forces conspire to eliminate historical consciousness opening a historical memorial park is a brave thing to do said László […]
04/06/2015

National Cohesion Day marked on 95th anniversary of Trianon signing

Hungarians can only leave behind the role of the victim left by Trianon if they can strengthen national cohesion in the 21st century, Speaker of Parliament […]
31/05/2015

President Ader addresses Heroes’ Day commemoration

Budapest, May 31 (MTI) – Recognising the value of lives sacrificed for the nation is crucial for its future, President Janos Ader told a commemoration of […]
31/05/2015

Hungary marks Heroes’ Day

Budapest, May 31 (MTI) – A ceremony was held in Budapest’s Heroes Square on Sunday to commemorate all soldiers who died for their Hungarian homeland. Related […]
25/05/2015

Hungarian parliamentary speaker commemorates WWI Hungarian soldiers in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, May 25 (MTI) – World War One was a big tragedy of our modern history and the destruction it caused still has its effects […]
05/05/2015

Deputy parlt speaker: Duty to commemorate victims of communism

Budapest, May 5 (MTI) – Only remembrance can bring about redress for the victims of communism, the deputy speaker of parliament said on Tuesday. “Remembering those […]