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Burgenland
Burgenland , province (1991 pop. 270,880), 1,530 sq mi (3,963 sq km), E Austria. The capital is Eisenstadt . It is a narrow, hilly region bordering Slovakia in the northeast and Hungary in the east, and it is indented by Neusiedler Lake. It is primarily agricultural, but industry and tourism are... Read more |
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Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon 1920, agreement following World War I in which the Allies disposed of Hungarian territories. The internal chaos in Hungary that followed the dissolution (1918) of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy delayed the signing of a peace treaty with the Allies of World War I (excluding the... Read more |
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Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy or Dual Monarchy, the Hapsburg empire from 1867 until its fall in 1918. The Nature of Austria-Hungary The reorganization of Austria and Hungary was made possible by the Ausgleich [compromise] of 1867, a constitutional compromise between Hungarian aspirations for... Read more |
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Saint Margaret
Margaret, St (c.1045–93), queen of Malcolm III of Scotland. Mother of Kings Edgar, Alexander, and David. Her father Edward, son of Edmund Ironside, was exiled from England by Cnut, and ultimately found refuge in Hungary, where Margaret was born. Hungary had only recently converted to... Read more |
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Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy , 1896-1958, Hungarian Communist leader. Nagy was a symbol of the 1956 Hungarian revolt against the Soviet Union. As an agricultural expert he held several government posts in postwar Hungary before serving (1953-55) as premier. His "new course" de-emphasized heavy industry, stopped... Read more |
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Central Powers
Central Powers in World War I , the coalition of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.... Read more |
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Congress of Berlin
Congress of Berlin 1878, called by the signers of the Treaty of Paris of 1856 (see Paris, Congress of ) to reconsider the terms of the Treaty of San Stefano , which Russia had forced on the Ottoman Empire earlier in 1878. Great Britain and Austria-Hungary were the powers most insistent on... Read more |
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Arpad
Arpad , c.840-907?, chief of the Magyars. He led his people into Hungary c.895. The leaders of the Magyars and the first dynasty of Hungarian kings (St. Stephen I to Andrew III) were of the house of Arpad (see Hungary ).... Read more |
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Saint Stephen
Saint Stephen or Stephen I, 975-1038, duke (997-1001) and first king (1001-38) of Hungary, called the Apostle of Hungary. The Hungarian state may be said to date from his reign. Because he continued the Christianization policy of his father, Duke Geza, and followed a pro-German policy, he had... Read more |
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Mohacs
Mohács , town (1991 est. pop. 20,325), S Hungary, on the Danube. It is an important river port and railroad terminus and has metallurgical and timber industries. Mohács is best known for the crushing defeat (Aug. 29, 1526) there of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia by Sulayman I of... Read more |
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Return to Hungary.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)
...Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Return to Hungary The Hungarian ambassador is returning...Jeszenszky came to Washington in 1998, Hungary had rejected socialism. It would...over the political forturnes in Hungary. "I belong to a political tradition... |
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PATAKI CONSIDERS RETURN TO HUNGARY.(CAPITAL REGION)
...ALBANY -- Gov. George Pataki said Thursday that he may return to Hungary later this month to participate in ceremonies marking...whose paternal grandfather and grandmother came from Hungary, visited the central European nation last year. He... |
 "The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)")
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A Family Returns to Hungary: The Gates of Recollection.
...Pogany, Eugene L. A Family Returns to Hungary: The Gates of Recollection. Memory...journey with my entire family to Hungary. My brother, sister and I with...that my parents' last days in Hungary in 1944-45 were indescribably... |
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BACK IN STYLE: VOLUNTARY PENSIONS RETURN IN HUNGARY.
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Voluntary pension funds are coming back into vogue in Hungary, but with a new twist. Instead of being sold...introduced last year as part of a complete overhaul of Hungary's pension system. But the window for Hungarian... |
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EU returns Hungary criticism
...minister made a thinly veiled comparison between the EU and Hungary's old Soviet overlords."Those who compare the European...Soviet acronym.One day earlier, Orban said the EU, of which Hungary is an ever more recalcitrant member, is showing colonialist... |
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KING, QUEEN RETURN FROM HUNGARY, UK VISITS
...Jordan Times", King Abdullah and Queen Rania returned home after a working visit to Hungary and the United Kingdom. In Budapest, discussed with Hungary's President Laszlo Solyom and Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany ways to develop bilateral... |
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JORDAN: KING, QUEEN RETURN FROM HUNGARY, UK VISITS.
...Jordan Times", King Abdullah and Queen Rania returned home after a working visit to Hungary and the United Kingdom. In Budapest, discussed with Hungary's President Laszlo Solyom and Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany ways to develop bilateral... |
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Bitterly divisive politics fuel Budapest unrest; As calm returns, Hungary's...
...Logan Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor BUDAPEST, HUNGARY -- Many explanations have been put forward to explain the...is likely to emerge unscathed, what's really at stake is Hungary's teenage democracy. "With the credibility of both Gyurcsany... |
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Football: JOHN'S BACK IS REALLY UP; Hartson returns Hungary as ever and...
...outing. The striker has also promised O'Neill that he will return to action the fittest he has ever been in his nine years in...OLD ROUTINE; Hartson wasn't afraid to get stuck in on his return to action against Partick Thistle reserves yesterday |
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Mother pleads guilty in baby-selling scheme; Woman is expected to be released...
...to be released immediately and return to her native Hungary. Lauren Schneider, 40, still...returned to Torok, returned to Hungary or put up for adoption. Kovacs...said. Kovacs, 37, also from Hungary, is a graduate of Cornell University... |
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