On Thursday, the Day of National Unity marking the signing of the Treaty of Trianon, commemorations are held nationwide.

As part of the events centrally organised by the National Event Management Office of the Ministry of Defence, on Kossuth Square, Hungary’s flag will be raised with military salute in the presence of Chief of Defence Staff General Tibor Benkő on Thursday at 9 am. At the commemoration ceremony starting at 10 am in Magyarság Háza, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister without portfolio in charge of National Policy, Zsolt Semjén will deliver an address.  From 4.30 pm traditional performances and concerts await visitors at Halászbástya.

For more information on the centrally organised events, visit nemzetiosszetartozas.kormany.hu webpage.

Background:

The Treaty of Trianon officially dissolved the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, as a result of which Hungary’s area (without Croatia) was reduced from 283 thousand to 93 thousand square kilometres, its number of inhabitants from 18.2 million to 7.6 million. Approximately 3.2 million Hungarians – accounting for one third of all Hungarians – found themselves living outside the new borders of Hungary.

The Hungarian National Assembly ratified the Treaty on 15 November 1920, and officially announced it with Act XXXIII on 26 July 1921.

On 31 May 2010 Parliament declared 4 June the Day of National Unity marking the day of signing the Treaty of Trianon.

(kormany.hu/MTI)