2009 in Hungary

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This article discusses the year 2009 in Hungary.

Incumbents

• President – László Sólyom
• Prime Minister – Ferenc Gyurcsány (until 14 April); Gordon Bajnai (starting 14 April)

Events

March

• March 21 - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány announced his intention to resign as Prime Minister. ^{[1] [2]}

June

• June 7 - 2009 European Parliament election in Hungary, and the victory of Fidesz party.

July

A Magyar Gárda choir sings in Békéscsaba.

• July 2 - the Metropolitan Court of Appeal (Fővárosi Ítélőtábla) disbanded the Magyar Gárda (Hungarian Guard Movement) a patriotic-nationalistic association. It was coined a paramilitary, a party-militia, or – sarcastically – an operetta-guard by its opponents and certain media outlets, even though it was never armed. It was in varyingly close relationship with the Jobbik party in Hungary

Deaths

Further information: Category:2009 deaths and Deaths in 2009

January

Main article: Deaths in January 2009

• 2 January – József Sákovics, 81, Hungarian Olympic fencer. ^[3]
• 6 January – Róbert Ilosfalvy, 81, Hungarian opera singer. ^[4]
• 9 January – Pál Németh, 71, Hungarian hammer throw coach. ^[5]

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2009

• 17 February – Gyula Sáringer, 81, Hungarian agronomist. ^[6]

March

Main article: Deaths in March 2009

• 11 March – Péter Bacsó, 81, Hungarian film director, after long illness. ^[7]
• 12 March – Ferenc Szabó, 88, Hungarian footballer (Ferencvárosi TC). ^[8]

July

• 18 July – Pál Regős, 83, Hungarian pantomimist and choreographer

See also

• List of Hungarian films since 1990

References

1. Kulish, Nicholas (22 March 2009). "Hungary's Premier Offers to Resign". The New York Times.
2. "Hungarian PM offers to step down" . Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. "József Sákovics Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
4. "Elhunyt Ilosfalvy Róbert" (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
5. "Renowned Hammer Throw coach Pal Nemeth passes away | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
6. Tibor, Jermy (9 October 2009). "Sáringer Gyula • 1928–2009". www.matud.iif.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
7. "Péter Bacsó". The Guardian. March 14, 2009.
8. "Szabó Ferenc". Nemzeti Labdarúgó Archívum. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2019.