This article discusses the year 2009 in Hungary.
Incumbents + Incumbents Position PersonParty Notes President László Sólyom Independent Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány MSZP until 14 Apr Gordon Bajnai Independent from 14 AprSpeaker of theNational Assembly Katalin Szili MSZP until 14 Sep Béla Katona MSZP from 14 Sep Elections
Events March March 21 - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány announced his intention to resign as Prime Minister.
June June 7 - 2009 European Parliament election in Hungary, and the victory of Fidesz party. July
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
Births
Deaths
January
2 January – József Sákovics, 81, Hungarian Olympic fencer. 6 January – Róbert Ilosfalvy, 81, Hungarian opera singer. 9 January – Pál Németh, 71, Hungarian hammer throw coach.
February
17 February – Gyula Sáringer, 81, Hungarian agronomist.
March
11 March – Péter Bacsó, 81, Hungarian film director, after long illness. 12 March – Ferenc Szabó, 88, Hungarian footballer (Ferencvárosi TC).
July
18 July – Pál Regős, 83, Hungarian pantomimist and choreographer
See also List of Hungarian films since 1990
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