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 ethnic minority; 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 Jewish-Hungarian 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 The House of Batthyány () is the name of an ancient and distinguished Hungarian Magnate family. Members of this family bear the title Count/Countess ( Graf/Gräfin) Batthyány von Német-Ujvar respectively, while the title of Prince (Fürst) vo ...

noble family.

Notable Hungarians in Uruguay

;Past * Francisco José Debali (1791-1859), composer of the National Anthem of UruguayHungarians in Latin America
* Carlos Végh Garzón (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 (born 1978), female track and field athlete * Adrian R. Krainer, biochemist and molecular geneticist * Jorge Polgar (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 (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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