Budapest History
35BC Roman armies of Julius Caesar conquer the region
14BC Region becomes a part of the Roman Empire, known as Pannonia
14BC Buda is born
AD1000 István (Stephen) is crowned king of Hungary
1222 'Golden Bull', which defines the Hungarian nation, is signed by nobles at Rákos meadow
1686 The Hapsburgs free Hungary and bring it under Austrian rule
1848-1849 Hungarians rebel unsuccessfully against Austrians
1867 The Dual Monarchy: Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Elizabeth become king and queen, uniting Austria and Hungary on an equal footing
1867-1914 Golden Years of Budapest
1873 Buda, Óbuda and Pest are officially united as Budapest
1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye separates Austria and Hungary
1920 Treaty of Trianon is signed, Hungary loses two thirds of its territory
1920s-1930s The Silver Age of Budapest
1941 Admiral Horthy, governor of Hungary, sides with Hitler
1944 Mass deportations of Jews to concentration camps
1945 Russian military control is introduced
1946 Hungarian Monarchy gives way to Hungarian Republic
1948 Communist Party take control; collectivisation of land ownership and nationalisation of industry
1956 Hungarians rebel against Russian occupation. Imre Nagy briefly leads new independent national government but revolt is quashed two weeks later by Russian troops. Russians place Janos Kádár in power
1978 US returns Crown of Saint Stephen to Hungary
1988 Kádár gives up his position
1989 People's Socialist Republic of Hungary abandons Communism to become the Hungarian Republic
1990 Árpád Göncz is elected President
1994 Socialist Party win election; Gyula Horn is named Prime Minister
Mar 1998 Negotiations on Hungary's joining the European Union as a full member begin
Mar 1999 Hungary joins NATO
May 2004 Hungary joins the EU
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