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The following lists events in the year 1998 in Hungary.
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| See also: | Other events of 1998 List of years in Hungary | ||||
Incumbents
edit- President: Árpád Göncz
- Prime Minister: Gyula Horn (until 6 July), Viktor Orbán (from 6 July)
- Speaker of the National Assembly: Zoltán Gál (until 17 June), János Áder (from 18 June)
Events
edit- In an agreement with the Jewish community on confiscated properties, the Hungarian Government makes a compensatory payment of US$2.7 million and returns nine properties.[1]
- Over half of refugees received in Hungary in 1998 hail from Afghanistan.[2]
- 8,572 illegal immigrants expelled in the first half of 1998 by Hungarian police.[3]
- Hungarian Government reports 154 rapes for the first half of 1998.[4]
May
edit- May 10 - First round of 1998 Hungarian parliamentary election with a 56.26% turnout.
- May 24 - Second Round of 1998 Hungarian parliamentary election with a 57.01% turnout. Fidesz wins in coalition with FKGP and MDF.
June
edit- June 18 - President of the Republic Arpad Göncz asks Viktor Orban to form the new Government.[5]
July
edit- July 2 - Bombing in Aranykéz utca, Budapest kills 4 people
- July 6 - Viktor Orbán replaces Gyula Horn as Prime Minister of Hungary
- July 8 - The First Orbán Government is formed
August
edit- August 16 - The Hungarian Grand Prix is won by Michael Schumacher at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest[6]
September
edit- September 30 - Klaus Naumann, Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Hungary
October
edit- October 18 - Local elections in Hungary
Deaths
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- January 4 - Mihály Iglói[citation needed]
- January 25 - Attila Zoller, 70, Hungary-American jazz guitarist.[7]
- January 27 - Miklos Udvardy, 78, Hungarian biologist and biogeographer.[8]
- February 6 - Ferenc Sidó[citation needed]
- February 17 - Albert Wass, 90, Hungarian nobleman, novelist and poet, suicide.[9]
- June 17 - Gyula László[citation needed]
- July 2 - Miklós Gábor[citation needed]
- July 23 - André Gertler[citation needed]
- August 15 - Károly Polinszky[citation needed]
- October 27 - Klári Tolnay[citation needed]
- November 6 - István Szőts[citation needed]
- December 20 - Miklós Sárkány[citation needed]
- December 21 - Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagy[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1998 Human Rights Report - Hungary". 1997-2001.state.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "1998 Human Rights Report - Hungary". 1997-2001.state.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "1998 Human Rights Report - Hungary". 1997-2001.state.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "1998 Human Rights Report - Hungary". 1997-2001.state.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "HUNGARY: parliamentary elections Országgyülés, 1998". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "STRATEGIC MASTERSTROKES: How a classic Schumacher/Brawn gamble snatched victory from McLaren at the 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix | Formula 1®". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Kelsey, Chris. "Attila Zoller | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Miklos Udvardy - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Albert Wass". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 1 May 2022.