1998 in Hungary

The following lists events in the year 1998 in Hungary.

← 1997 1996 1995 1998 in Hungary → 1999 2000 2001
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See also:	Other events of 1998 List of years in Hungary

Incumbents

• President: Árpád Göncz
• Prime Minister: Gyula Horn (until 6 July), Viktor Orbán (from 6 July)
• Speaker of the National Assembly: Zoltán Gál (until 17 June), János Áder (from 18 June)

Events

• In an agreement with the Jewish community on confiscated properties, the Hungarian Government makes a compensatory payment of US$2.7 million and returns nine properties.^[1]
• Over half of refugees received in Hungary in 1998 hail from Afghanistan.^[2]
• 8,572 illegal immigrants expelled in the first half of 1998 by Hungarian police.^[3]
• Hungarian Government reports 154 rapes for the first half of 1998.^[4]

May

• May 10 - First round of 1998 Hungarian parliamentary election with a 56.26% turnout.
• May 24 - Second Round of 1998 Hungarian parliamentary election with a 57.01% turnout. Fidesz wins in coalition with FKGP and MDF.

June

• June 18 - President of the Republic Arpad Göncz asks Viktor Orban to form the new Government.^[5]

July

• July 2 - Bombing in Aranykéz utca, Budapest kills 4 people
• July 6 - Viktor Orbán replaces Gyula Horn as Prime Minister of Hungary
• July 8 - The First Orbán Government is formed

August

• August 16 - The Hungarian Grand Prix is won by Michael Schumacher at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest^[6]

September

• September 30 - Klaus Naumann, Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Hungary

October

• October 18 - Local elections in Hungary

Deaths

Further information: Category:1998 deaths and Deaths in 1998

• January 4 - Mihály Iglói^[7]
• January 25 - Attila Zoller, 70, Hungary-American jazz guitarist.^[8]
• January 27 - Miklos Udvardy, 78, Hungarian biologist and biogeographer.^[9]
• February 17 - Albert Wass, 90, Hungarian nobleman, novelist and poet, suicide.^[10]
• June 17 - Gyula László^[11]
• August 15 - Károly Polinszky^[12]
• November 6 - István Szőts^[13]
• December 21 - Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagy^[14]

See also

• List of Hungarian films since 1990