Hungarian History Timeline (Part 2)

Events 201 - 224 of 224

• 1989-09-10 East Germans begin their flight to west (via Hungary and Czechoslovakia)
• 1989-10-18 Hungary revises its constitution after the fall of its Communist regime
• 1989-10-23 Hungary proclaims itself a republic & declares communist rule ended

• 1989-12-16 Protest breaks out in Timişoara in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor, László Tőkés.
• 1994-05-29 Hungary's Socialist Party wins parliamentary election
• 1994-07-15 Gyula Horn sworn in as premier of Hungary
• 1995-03-13 Hungarian Forint devalued 9%
• 1997-07-08 NATO invites Poland, Hungary & Czech Republic to join
• 1999-03-12 Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
• 2001-11-23 Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.

• 2002-12-13 The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004
• 2004-05-01 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
• 2006-01-19 A Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crashes in Hungary.
• 2007-12-21 The Schengen Agreement area increases to include 9 European Union member states; Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia on land and sea borders.
• 2010-06-09 Hungary comes out of recession after experiencing 0.9% growth in the first quarter as a result of growing exports and effective government spending measures
• 2012-08-14 Hungary falls back into recession as GDP falls by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2012 following a fall of 1.0% in the first quarter

• 2015-09-01 EU Migrant Crisis: Hungary closes Keleti Railway Station in Budapest to try and stop migrants travelling
• 2015-09-15 EU Migrant Crisis: Hungary seals its border with Serbia with a razor-wire fence, stranding thousands of migrants
• 2018-04-08 Hungarian parliamentary election won by right-wing Fidesz–KDNP alliance with Viktor Orbán remaining Prime Minister
• 2018-06-20 Hungarian government passes legislation that criminalizes aiding undocumented migrants
• 2018-09-12 European parliament votes to pursue disciplinary action against Hungary for anti-democratic actions, first ever such vote
• 2019-05-29 Tourist boat sinks after colliding with another boat on the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, killing 28 people

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