Tell us about the music, food, holidays, traditions, costumes, language and other qualities that make Hungarians so special.
Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio
Freedom Fighters and Cardinal Mindszenty statues
Louis (Lajos) Kossuth statue in Cleveland, Ohio
Father of Hungarian Democracy
Guitarmania Hungarian Guitar at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The guitar honors the 1956 Freedom Fighters and Revolution
Hungarians in Cleveland
A timeline of major events from 1852 through the 50th anniversary of 1956
Famous Hungarians
Did you know these people were Hungarian?
Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos Kadar in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004. (facts courtesy of CIA World Fact Book)
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