Hungarian Uruguayans () are people born in

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who live in

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or Uruguayan-born people of Hungarian descent.

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Hungarian Uruguayans are a local

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; their presence is small but meaningful, numbering around 2,000-3,000 of which ca. 150 were born in Hungary. In 1925 was established a Society of Hungarian-Language Workers in UruguayHungarian workers in Latin America
They even had some influence within the

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. In 1936, Hungarian migrants established the Hungarian Home of Uruguay ( hu, Uruguayi Magyar Otthon), an ethnic association. There is also a small

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community, they established their own association in the 1920s, which in turn sent their representative to the Uruguayan Central Israeli Committee. There is an immigrant branch of the Batthyány noble family.

Notable Hungarians in Uruguay

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Francisco José Debali Francisco José Debali (26 July 1791 – 13 January 1859), born Debály Ferenc József, was a Hungarian-born composer who emigrated to Uruguay in 1838. He authored the national anthem of Uruguay and, possibly, the tune to '' Paraguayos, Repúbli ...

(1791-1859), composer of the

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Hungarians in Latin America
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Carlos Végh Garzón Carlos Vegh Garzón (Montevideo, 1902–1984) was a Uruguayan politician. Background He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. Public offices He served as Minister of Economy and Finance in 1967, under President Oscar Gestido. ...

(1902–1984), politician, Minister of Finance *

Alejandro Végh Villegas Alejandro Végh Villegas (17 October 1928 – 13 March 2017) was a Uruguayan politician. Background Villegas was born in City of Brussels, Brussels. His great-grandfather Sándor Végh was a Hungarian military officer who migrated to Uruguay ...

(1928-2017), economist, Minister of Economics and Finance ;Present * Carlos Batthyány (born 1969), scientist, director of the local

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Déborah Gyurcsek Déborah Gyurcsek Olivera (born December 7, 1978) is a female track and field athlete from Uruguay, who competes in the pole vault event. A one-time Olympian (2000), she won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg Win ...

(born 1978), female track and field athlete *

Adrian R. Krainer Adrian Robert Krainer is a Uruguayan-American biochemist and molecular geneticist known for his research into RNA gene-splicing. Krainer holds the St. Giles Foundation Professorship at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Laurel Hollow, New York. ...

, biochemist and molecular geneticist *

Jorge Polgar Jorge Polgar (born 14 September 1967 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan economist. Graduated at the University of the Republic, Polgar holds a PhD from Georgetown University. Since 2016 he is the chairman of the state-owned Banco de la República Orie ...

(born 1967), economist *

Krisztián Vadócz Krisztián Vadócz (; born 30 May 1985) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. Club career Early years Born in Budapest, Vadócz made his professional debut aged 17 with hometown club Budapest Honvéd FC, and ...

(born 1985), professional footballer *

Carlos A. Vegh Carlos A. Végh (born August 1, 1958) is a Uruguay, Uruguayan academic economist who, since 2013, is the Fred H. Sanderson Professor of International Economics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and holds a joint ...

(born 1958), economist

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Hungarian Home in Uruguay

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Podcast of the Hungarian Home in Uruguay

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Notable Hungarians in Uruguay

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