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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
in Hungary.


Incumbents

* President: János Áder * Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán * Speaker of the National Assembly: László Kövér


Events


January

*12 – 25 January – The
2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship The 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the 18th edition of the major European water polo tournament for national teams. It was held at the Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 12 to 25 January 2020. Spain defeated Russia 13–12 ...
is held in Budapest. *14 – 26 January – The
2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship The 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 34th edition of the major European water polo tournament for national teams. It was held at the Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 to 26 January 2020. Hungary claimed their 13th title ...
is held in Budapest. *24 – 26 January – The
2020 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships The 2020 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held from 24 to 26 January 2020 at the Főnix Hall in Debrecen, Hungary. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External linksOfficial websiteResults< ...
is scheduled to be held in Debrecen.


February

* 8 February – LMP – Hungary's Green Party changes its name from "Politics Can Be Different", and its abrriviation form "LMP" to "Greens".


March

* 4 March – The first two COVID-19 cases are reported in Hungary. * 11 March - COVID-19 cases reached 13. Hungarian Government declared a medical emergency in Hungary, with several restriction to the general public, due to the rising COVID-19 cases. * 30 March – the Hungarian parliament voted in favor of passing legislation that would create a state of emergency without a time limit, grant Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the ability to rule by decree, the suspension of parliament with no elections, and prison sentences for spreading fake news and leaving quarantine.


May

* 19 May – Hungary outlaws changing birth gender on documents. * 11 – 24 May – The
2020 European Aquatics Championships The 2020 European Aquatics Championships (also known as the 2021 European Aquatics Championships; 35th) were scheduled to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 11 to 24 May 2020. However, on 5 May it was announced that the event had been postpon ...
is scheduled to be held in Budapest. * 21 May – Two people are stabbed to death at
Deák Ferenc Square Deák or Deak is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Deak Evgenikos, American actress originally from New Jersey *Edward Deak, the Roger M. Lynch Professor of Economics at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut * Ferenc De ...
, Budapest. Due to the victim's allegiance to Újpest FC, and the alleged Romani identity of the attacker, the murder sparks protests. The protests are organised by football ultras and the far-right
Our Homeland Movement Our Homeland Movement (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Mi Hazánk Mozgalom,'' MHM) is a Hungarian Far-right politics, far-right political party founded by Ásotthalom mayor and former Jobbik Vice-President László Toroczkai and other Jobbik dis ...
.


September

* 19 September – Former Mi Hazánk member
János Volner János Volner (born 28 September 1969) is a far-right Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly from 2010 to 2022, as a politician of the Jobbik until 2018, then as non-partisan lawmaker. Between 2016 and 2018 he was the parliamentary ...
founds the ''Volner Party''


October

* 16 October –
József Pálinkás József Pálinkás (born 18 September 1952) is a Hungarian atomic physicist and politician who served as Minister of Education between 2001 and 2002. He was President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 2008 to 2014. Thereafter Pálink ...
founds
New World People's Party The New World People's Party ( hu, Új Világ Néppárt) was a short-lived Hungarian political party between 2020 and 2022. It was founded by József Pálinkás, the former Minister of Education under Viktor Orbán and former member of Fidesz ...
* 22 October – Renovated southern section of Metro Line 3 between
Népliget Népliget or People's Park is the biggest public park in Budapest, Hungary. It is located southeast of the city centre, and covers an area of . It was established to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the union of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The pa ...
and Kőbánya-Kispest opens.


November

* 7 November – Renovation of the middle section of Metro Line 3 begins between Nyugati Pályaudvar and Semmelweis Klinikák. * 29 November – Hungarian MEP
József Szájer József Szájer (born 7 September 1961) is a retired Hungarian politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) of the Fidesz party. He resigned as MEP on 29 November 2020 (effective at the end of December) after having been caught ...
resigns his position after having been caught by Belgian police at a gay sex party on the night of 27 November, in violation of local COVID-19 regulations. * 30 November – Viktor Orbán surpasses Kálmán Tisza as the longest-serving Prime Minister of Hungary after 14 years and 145 days in office
(Index.hu)


December

* 4 December – Former Jobbik member János Bencsik founds
Civic Response Civic Response (Hungarians, Hungarian: ''Polgári Válasz'') is a Hungarian Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing, civic Conservatism, conservative political party founded in 2020 by , an independent MP. History ...
party * 15 December – The Hungarian parliament passes a law that effectively bans adoptions by same-sex couples. According to the measure, only married couples can adopt children while single people must obtain special approval to adopt from the family affairs minister, Lawmakers also amended the Hungarian constitution, with a new definition for family as the union of a father who is a man and a mother who is a woman.


Deaths


January

*1 January – János Aczél, Hungarian-Canadian mathematician (b. 1924). *4 January –
Károly Gesztesi Károly Gesztesi (born Károly Tóth; 16 April 1963 – 4 January 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He was best known for providing the Hungarian dubbing of Shrek from the movie of the same name. Life and career He graduated from the Academy of ...
, actor (b. 1963). *12 January – Miklós Vető, Hungarian-born French philosopher (b. 1936). *16 January – László Iván, psychiatrist and politician (b. 1933).


February

*1 February –
Péter Andorai Péter Andorai (25 April 1948 – 1 February 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than 90 films since 1975. He starred in the 1980 film ''Bizalom'', which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won th ...
, actor (b. 1948). *12 February – Tamás Wichmann, sprint canoeist (b. 1948). *24 February –
István Csukás István Csukás (2 April 1936 – 24 February 2020) was a Hungarian poet and author of Jassic descent. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 1999, the most prestigious literary prize of Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocke ...
, writer and poet (b. 1936). *29 February –
Éva Székely Éva Székely (3 April 1927 – 29 February 2020) was a Hungarian swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, set six world records, and won 44 national titles. She ...
, swimmer (b. 1927).


March

*1 March – István Balsai, politician and jurist (b. 1947).


June

*9 June –
Ödön Földessy Ödön Földessy (1 July 1929 – 9 June 2020) was a Hungary, Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the long jump. He was born in Békés. He competed for Hungary in the men's long jump event at the Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympi ...
, long jumper (b.
1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...
) *27 June – Olga Tass, Olympic gymnast (b. 1929)Gyász: elhunyt az olimpiai bajnok Tass Olga


See also

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Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hungarian athletes have appeared in ...
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List of Hungarian films since 1990 This is a list collecting the most notable films produced in Hungary and in the Hungarian language during 1990–. 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References External linksHungarian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Hu ...


References

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