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1922 In Hungary
The following lists events in the year 1922 in Hungary. Incumbents * Regent: Miklós Horthy * Prime Minister: István Bethlen * Speaker of the National Assembly: Gaszton Gaál (to 16 August), Béla Scitovszky (from 18 August) Events * 2 February – Bethlen, and most of his Christian National Union Party (KNEP) joins the National Smallholders and Agricultural Labourers Party (OKGFP) and form the Christian Agricultural Labourers, Smallholders and Civic Party, commonly known as the Unity Party. * 9 February – Szomoróc returned to Hungary (today part of Kercaszomor). * 16 February – Horthy dissolves the National Assembly. * 2 March – 2200 M.E. of 1922 s. decree ('Lex Bethlen') restricts voting rights from 40% to 29% and restores open voting in rural areas. * 1 April – Charles IV dies of Spanish Flu in his Madeira exile. * 6 April – In his Western tour, Bethlen asks for a loan from the Reparations Committee. * 16 April – Hungary and Finland establish diploma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922
Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera resigns. * January 11 – The first successful insulin treatment of diabetes is made, by Frederick Banting in Toronto. * January 15 – Michael Collins (Irish leader), Michael Collins becomes Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State. * January 26 – Italian forces occupy Misrata, Italian Libya, Libya; the Pacification of Libya, reconquest of Libya begins. February * February 6 ** Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) succeeds Pope Benedict XV, to become the 259th pope. ** The Washington Naval Treaty, Five Power Naval Disarmament Treaty is signed between the United States, United Kingdom, Empire of Japan, Japan, French Third Republic, France and Kingdom of Italy, Italy. Japan returns some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miklós Horthy
Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya ( hu, Vitéz nagybányai Horthy Miklós; ; English: Nicholas Horthy; german: Nikolaus Horthy Ritter von Nagybánya; 18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and dictator who served as the Regent of Hungary, regent of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Kingdom of Hungary Hungary between the two world wars, between the two World Wars and throughout most of World War II – from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944. Horthy started his career as a Junior_lieutenant, sub-lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1896 and attained the rank of rear admiral in 1918. He saw action in the Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917), Battle of the Strait of Otranto and became Commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief of the Navy in the last year of World War I; he was promoted to vice admiral and commander of the Fleet when Charles I of Austria, Emperor-King Charles dismissed the previous admiral from his post following mutinies. During the revolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Hungary
The prime minister of Hungary ( hu, Magyarország miniszterelnöke) is the head of government of Hungary. The prime minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The current holder of the office is Viktor Orbán, leader of the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance, who has served since 29 May 2010. According to the Hungarian Constitution, the prime minister is nominated by the president of Hungary and formally elected by the National Assembly. Constitutionally, the president is required to nominate the leader of the political party who wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly as prime minister. If there is no party with a majority, the president holds an audience with the leaders of all parties represented in the assembly and nominates the person who is most likely to command a majority in the assembly, who is then formally elected by a simple majority of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Bethlen
Count István Bethlen de Bethlen (8 October 1874, Gernyeszeg – 5 October 1946, Moscow) was a Hungarian aristocrat and statesman and served as prime minister from 1921 to 1931. Early life The scion of an old Bethlen de Bethlen noble family from Transylvania, he was the only son of Count Istvan Bethlen de Bethlen (1831–1881) and Countess Ilona Teleki de Szék (1849–1914). He had two elder sisters: Countess Klementine Mikes de Zabola (1871–1954) and Countess Ilona Haller de Hallerkeö (1872–1924). Career Bethlen was elected to the Hungarian parliament as a Liberal in 1901. Later, he served as a representative of the new Hungarian government at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. In that year, the weak centrist Hungarian government collapsed, and was soon replaced by a communist Hungarian Soviet Republic, under the leadership of Béla Kun. Bethlen quickly returned to Hungary to assume leadership of the anti-communist "white" government based in Szeged, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaszton Gaál
Gaszton Gaál de Gyula (or Gaal) (30 November 1868 – 26 October 1932) was a Hungarian landowner, ornithologist and politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1921 and 1922. Postings Gaál was a member of the Diet of Hungary session from 1906 to 1910. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919) his lands were nationalized. An arrest warrant issued against him in May, and he went into hiding in Somogy County and Zala County. After the fall of the Soviet regime, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Somogy County by the government of István Friedrich. He resigned in 1920 from this position. He became a member of the National Assembly in 1920 with the National Smallholders' Party. After the resignation of István Rakovszky, he was nominated for the post of Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary. His party merged with the KNEP in 1922, and he joined the newly formed Unity Party. However, he soon quit over the tax measures planned by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béla Scitovszky
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Béla Scitovszky de Nagykér (23 April 1878 – 20 August 1959) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1926 and 1931. He was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1922 and 1926. References Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon External links * 1878 births 1959 deaths Politicians from Budapest Hungarian Interior Ministers Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary Bela Bela may refer to: Places Asia *Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India *Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India *Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara * Bela, Dang, in Nepal *Bela, Janakpur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Kühár
István Kühár ( sl, Števan Kühar) (August 28, 1887 – January 1, 1922) was a Slovenes, Slovene Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic priest, politician, and writer in Hungary, and later in Yugoslavia. He was born in Gradišče, Tišina, Gradišče, near Tišina, to József Kühár and Katalin Gombócz. His mother was a daughter of a petty nobleman. His brother János Kühar was also a writer that promoted Prekmurje Slovene. Between 1917 and 1922, he was the parish priest in Beltinci. Politically, Kühar favored the secession of the Hungarian Slovenes from Hungary and their autonomy in Slovenia. Kühar, József Klekl (politician), József Klekl, József Szakovics, József Csárics, and Iván Bassa advocated autonomy for Prekmurje in 1918 and 1919. After World War I, Kühar identified with Prekmurje Slovene in Yugoslavia. Kühar was an editor of the Catholic newspaper ''Marijin list.'' Sources * Források a Muravidék Történetéhez ''(Viri za zgodovino Prekmurja)'' 2. Szomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ödön Széchenyi
Ödön Széchenyi was an Imperial Ottoman pasha. He was the son of István Széchenyi and was in charge of the State Fire Brigade in Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Early life Ödön was a member of the Széchenyi family in Sárvár-Felsővidék. His father was Count István Széchenyi and his mother was Countess Crescencia von Seilern und Aspang. He was baptized in the parish of St. Martin in Pressburg (''Pozsony'', today's Bratislava): his godparents were Count Béla Széchenyi and Count Mária Zichy. Ödön moved to Pest at 21, where he worked in different branches of transportion. At this time he obtained a qualification to be a ship officer. He traveled to London for the World's Fair in 1862, where he came into contact with organized firefighting. Working in firefighting After the world exhibition, Széchenyi tried to bring firefighting to Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donát Bánki
Donát Bánki (born as Donát Lőwinger, 6 June 1859 – 1 August 1922) "The Contribution of Hungarians to Universal Culture" (with inventors), Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Damascus, Syria, 2006, webpage: HungEmb-Culture. was a Hungarian mechanical engineer and inventor of Jewish heritage. In 1893 he invented the carburetor for the stationary engine, together with János Csonka (known as the Bánki-Csonka engine). The invention is often, incorrectly credited to the German Wilhelm Maybach, who submitted his patent half a year after Bánki and Csonka. Bánki also greatly contributed to the design of compressors for combustion engines. In 1898, Donát Bánki invented the high-compression engine with a dual carburetor, an evaporation method used ever since. The invention of the carburetor helped the development of automobiles, as previously no method was known to correctly mix the fuel and air for engines. Some sources say that the idea of the carburetor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géza Gárdonyi
Géza Gárdonyi, born Géza Ziegler (3 August 1863 – 30 October 1922) was a Hungarian writer and journalist. Although he wrote a range of works, he had his greatest success as a historical novelist, particularly with '' Eclipse of the Crescent Moon'' and '' Slave of the Huns''. Life Gárdonyi was born in Agárdpuszta, Kingdom of Hungary, the son of a machinist on the estate of an aristocrat in Western Hungary. He graduated from at a college for teachers and worked for some years as a teacher and Catholic cantor. He married Mária Molnár in 1885, but their marriage was unhappy, and they separated in 1892. Gárdonyi's career as a writer started off when he began writing for magazines and newspapers in the mid-1880s. His first successes were the satirical "Göre Gábor" letters on rural life, works which he later repudiated. Around the turn of the century, he started to tackle historical themes in writing, which resulted in a series of fine novels. He moved to Eger (today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 In Hungary
The following lists events in the year 1922 in Hungary. Incumbents * Regent: Miklós Horthy * Prime Minister: István Bethlen * Speaker of the National Assembly: Gaszton Gaál (to 16 August), Béla Scitovszky (from 18 August) Events * 2 February – Bethlen, and most of his Christian National Union Party (KNEP) joins the National Smallholders and Agricultural Labourers Party (OKGFP) and form the Christian Agricultural Labourers, Smallholders and Civic Party, commonly known as the Unity Party. * 9 February – Szomoróc returned to Hungary (today part of Kercaszomor). * 16 February – Horthy dissolves the National Assembly. * 2 March – 2200 M.E. of 1922 s. decree ('Lex Bethlen') restricts voting rights from 40% to 29% and restores open voting in rural areas. * 1 April – Charles IV dies of Spanish Flu in his Madeira exile. * 6 April – In his Western tour, Bethlen asks for a loan from the Reparations Committee. * 16 April – Hungary and Finland establish diploma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
