The Hungarian Declaration of Independence declared the independence of
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
from the
Habsburg monarchy during the
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 or fully Hungarian Civic Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849 () was one of many European Revolutions of 1848 and was closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. Although t ...
. It was presented to the National Assembly in closed session on 13 April 1849 by
Lajos Kossuth, and in open session the following day, despite political opposition from within the
Hungarian Peace Party. The declaration was passed unanimously the following day.
Kossuth issued the declaration himself, from the
Protestant Great Church of Debrecen. The declaration accused the Habsburgs of crimes, saying
In a banquet speech before the
Corporation of New York, Kossuth urged the United States to recognize Hungarian independence, saying
Further reading
* — the full text of the Declaration of Independence, translated into English
References
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1849 documents
1849 in Hungary
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
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April 1849 events
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