2015 in Hungary
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Events in the year 2015 in Hungary.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – János Áder
- Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán
Events
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- January – The town Mayor of Ásotthalom László Toroczkai calls for a Hungarian border barrier in the south of the country, to deal with the growing 2015 migrant crisis.[1][2]
- April – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls for the return of the Death penalty in Hungary following the murder of a woman in southern Hungary.[3][4]
- June – the Hungarian cabinet approves construction of a 4 metres (13 ft) high barrier.[5]
- Hungary builds the Hungarian border barrier fence on its border with Serbia and Croatia. The fence was constructed during the European migrant crisis.
Deaths
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- 2 January – István Pásztor, cyclist (born 1926).[6]
- 4 January – János Zsombolyai, cinematographer, film director and screenwriter (born 1939)
- 11 January – Jenő Buzánszky, football player and coach (born 1925).[7]
- 16 February – Olga Törös, gymnast (born 1914).[8][9]
- 21 April – Ferenc Konrád, water polo player (born 1945)
- 6 October – Árpád Göncz, writer, politician, President of Hungary (1990–2000) (born 1922)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ origo.hu - Kerítést építene a határon Toroczkai - Viktória Serdült - 23 January, 2015, 13:34
- ^ origo.hu - Toroczkai: Az illegális migráció ma a legnagyobb fenyegetés - Tibor Lengyel - June 9, 2015, 14:20
- ^ "EU chief warns Hungary over return of death penalty comments". TheGuardian.com. 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Hungary PM calls for death penalty debate with EU". BBC News. 30 April 2015.
- ^ Feher, Margit (17 June 2015). "Hungary Plans Security Fence on Serbia Border to Keep Out Migrants". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "István Pásztor". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Jenő Buzánszky". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Olga Törös". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Torna: Elhunyt Törös Olga". Origo.hu (in Hungarian). Origo Zrt. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.