History of HUNGARY

Coat of arms of Hungary (1946-1956)

End of World War II.

1945

In World War II Hungary was once again defeated thus the Russians occupied the country.

European Coal and Steel Community

1951

France Germany Italy

BelgiumLuxembourg TheNederlands

Hungary in the 1950’s

Coat of arms of Hungary(1956)

1956

Hungarian revolution

The Hungarian revolution took place on October 23, 1956 and was defeated by the russian armies.

Coat of arms of Hungary(1957-1989)

Communism in Hungary

(1973) : +3 Member States

European Community in 1980’s

+ 3 New Member States

Greece

Spain

Portugal

Italy

Germany

Belgium

United Kingdom

Luxembourg

IrelandDenmark

FranceThe Nederlands

1989 Political transition

23 October 1989

The proclamation of the republic

Coat of arms of Hungarysince 1989

The first democratic election 1990

The year of accession:

= 1951

=1973

=1986

=1995

1999 Hungary joined NATO

2004: Hungary joined the EU

2002 EURO