1993 in Hungary
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- President - Árpád Göncz
- Prime Minister - József Antall (until 12 December), Péter Boross (starting 12 December)
Events
March
- March 20 – The 1993 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships are held in Budapest, featuring 69 competitors from 9 nations.[1]
April
- April 3 – Hungary's first attempt to enter the Eurovision Song Contest ends in failure, as Andrea Szulák fails to win a place in the final rounds.[2]
May
- May 3-6 – Queen Elizabeth II visits Hungary; she addresses the parliament and promotes the democratic transition.[3]
August
- August 15 – The Hungarian Grand Prix is held at the Hungaroring in Budapest and is won by Damon Hill.[4]
October
- October 22 – Parliament adopts Act XC of 1993, enabling the prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity under the 1949 Geneva Conventions.[5]
- October 23 – The National Forces' Movement is founded through the merger of the Happiness Party and the Hungarian Republican Party.[6]
December
- December 12 – During the children's television block Walt Disney bemutatja, MTV1 abruptly interrupts an episode of DuckTales to announce the death of Prime Minister József Antall.[7]
- December 21 – The National Assembly elects Péter Boross as Prime Minister of Hungary following the death of József Antall on December 12.[8]
Births
- January 19 - Bence Biczó, swimmer[9]
