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Chronology (u/ou)
895-96
- Prince Arpad leads Magyar conquest of Hungary.
1000
- King (Saint) Stephen is converted to Christianity.
1241-50
- Tatars invade.
1458-90
- Reign of Matyas Corvinus: Hungarian Renaissance is at its apex and domination of the area is at its widest geographically.
1526
- August
- Turks defeat Hungarians at Mohacs; Turkish conquest of Hungary ensues.
Late 17th century
- Combined efforts of Austrians and Hungarians drive Turks from Hungary. Habsburg domination of Hungary begins.
1703-11
- "War of Independence"; the first effort to evict the Habsburgs fails.
1848 March to 1849 August
- National revolt against Habsburgs almost succeeds. Hungarian armies are crushed by the intervention of the Russian Imperial Army.
1867
- Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy—the "Great Compromise"—is formed.
1914
- July
- Hungary enters World War I as an ally of Austria and Germany.
1918
- November
- Hungarian Communist Party is founded.
1919
- March-July
- Hungarian Socialist Republic, a short-lived Communist dictatorship led by Bela Kun, is established.
1920
- March
- Admiral Miklos Horthy is elected Regent of Hungary.
- June
- Hungarian Peace Treaty, also known as the Trianon settlement, is signed at Versailles; Hungary cedes three-fourths of its territory and over one-third of its population to neighboring states.
1940
- November
- Hungary signs Axis Pact.
1941
- June
- Hungary declares war on U.S.S.R.
1944
- March
- Germany occupies Hungary.
- October
- Regent Horthy is arrested by Germans.
- December
- Provisional government is established in Debrecen under Soviet auspices.
1945
- January
- Armistice agreement is signed in Moscow.
- April
- Hungary is liberated from Nazi rule.
- November
- Only free election in Hungarian history is held; Smallholders get absolute majority; Communists receive 17% of vote.
1946
- February
- Republic is proclaimed; Ferenc Nagy of Smallholders Party becomes Premier.
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