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Hungary: Year in Review 1996 ... Hunter, William

Hungary: Year in Review 1996 A republic, Hungary is a landlocked state in central Europe. Area: 93,030 sq km (35,919 sq mi). Pop. (1995 est.): 10,231,000. Cap.: Budapest. Monetary unit: forint, with (Oct. 6, 1995) a free rate of 131.49 forints to U.S. $1 (207.86 forints = 1 sterling). President in 1995, Arpad Goncz; ... Hungary: Year in Review 1997 A republic, Hungary is a landlocked state in central Europe. Area: 93,030 sq km (35,919 sq mi). Pop. (1996 est.): 10,201,000. Cap.: Budapest. Monetary unit: forint, with (Oct. 11, 1996) a free rate of 155.50 forints to U.S. $1 (244.95 forints = 1 sterling). President in 1996, Arpad Goncz; ... Hungary: Year in Review 1998 Area: 93,030 sq km (35,919 sq mi) Hungary: Year in Review 1999 Area: 93,030 sq km (35,919 sq mi) Hungary: Year in Review 2000 Hungary gained substantial international exposure during 1999 when, along with Poland and the Czech Republic, it joined NATO in March. Hungary was immediately called upon to make far-reaching decisions as an alliance member; the country opted to act as a passive participant of NATO's military intervention in Yugoslavia, its neighbour ... Hungary: Year in Review 2001 The year 2000 was one of relative political stability and balanced economic growth in Hungary. The government, however, because of its arrogant communication style and seemingly permanent campaign to demonize the opposition, received increasingly bad press. In polls taken during the fall, the former governing Hungarian Socialist Party overtook the ... Hungary: Year in Review 2002 The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S. did not have a major impact on Hungary's political or economic life. On the other hand, the numerous political scandals during the year led to a de facto, if not actual, breakup of the coalition that held power in Budapest. A ... Hungary: Year in Review 2003 The elections of 2002 were the most heated Hungary had experienced in more than a decade. The patriotic propaganda of the conservative government led by Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Party stirred emotions among both its supporters and its opponents and caused an unprecedented cultural-political division in the country. In the event, Prime ... Hungary: Year in Review 2004 The year 2003 would be remembered for the signing by Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy of the EU accession treaty and also for emerging rifts between Hungary and core EU states France and Germany. In January Medgyessy joined several EU countries as well as the Czech Republic and Poland in signing ... Hungary: Year in Review 2005 Following the country's historic accession to the European Union on May 1, 2004, Hungary experienced a serious government crisis, which saw the resignation of a prime minister for the first time in the post-1989 period. Peter Medgyessy resigned in August after losing confidence from the governing Hungarian Socialist Party and ... Hungary: Year in Review 2006 In 2005 the initial pledges of the new Hungarian government headed by Ferenc Gyurcsany focused on generating employment and improving social equality during its first year in office. From the start the government proved a better communicator and used the media more adroitly than its predecessor, and the image of ... Hungary: Year in Review 2007 The year 2006 began with unprecedented political stability in Hungary. For the first time in the country's postcommunist history, voters renewed the mandate of the incumbent government coalition. The parliamentary elections held in April resulted in the victory of the centre-left coalition of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and the ... Hungary: Year in Review 2008 During 2007 the popularity of Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's centre-left coalition government plummeted in the wake of a strict austerity program that was designed to reduce the Hungarian government's soaring budget deficit. The most controversial element in the package was a radical overhaul of the health sector, overseen by ... Hungary: Year in Review 2009 International stock market speculation against Hungary's currency, the forint, and the drying up of credit markets led in the autumn of 2008 to a crisis of investor confidence and a weakening of the forint, which triggered the most serious budget crisis the country had seen since the fall of communism ... Hungary: Year in Review 2010 Public discontent with Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's management of the economic crisis and widespread unease about a $26 billion IMF-led rescue package triggered major changes in Hungarian politics in the spring of 2009. Gyurcsany announced in March that he would stand aside, and Economy Minister Gordon Bajnai became prime ... Hungary: Year in Review 2011 Hungary held a pivotal election in 2010 that resulted in major changes in the country's political landscape and administrative structure. Led by Viktor Orban, the centre-right Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance (widely known as Fidesz) ran in coalition with the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) and returned to power after eight years ... Hungary: Year in Review 2012 As a result of its stewardship of the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU) during the first six months of 2011, Hungary could claim several significant EU-wide achievements, but its time in the limelight also brought international criticism of the media regulations that the Hungarian government had promulgated early ... Hungary: Year in Review 2013 As the economic recession continued through 2012, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's centre-right government introduced a string of reform measures that prompted strong criticism from the opposition and abroad. The Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance and its coalition partner, the Christian Democratic People's Party, used their two-thirds majority in the National Assembly ... Hungary landlocked country of central Europe. Officially it is the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Koztarsasag), but to natives it is known as Magyarorszag, Land of the Magyars. Hungary v. U.S.S.R.: Blood in the Water Held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, the 16th Olympiad coincided with one of the signal events of Cold War history: the Soviet army's repression of an uprising in Hungary against the pro-Soviet government there. Thousands of Hungarians were killed during the incident, and in the following months 200,000 Hungarians fled ... Hungary, flag of horizontally striped red-white-green national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. Hunger novel by Knut Hamsun, published in 1890 as Sult. It is the semiautobiographical chronicle of the physical and psychological hunger experienced by an aspiring writer in late 19th-century Norway. The unnamed narrator of this plotless episodic work is an introspective young man whose hunger to succeed as a writer matches ... Hunkar Iskelesi, Treaty of (July 8, 1833), defensive alliance signed between the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the village of Hunkar Iskelesi, near Istanbul, by which the Ottoman Empire became a virtual protectorate of Russia. Hunley first submarine to sink an enemy ship. Operated from 1863 to 1864, it was a Confederate invention of the American Civil War. Hunsaker, Jerome C. American aeronautical engineer who made major innovations in the design of aircraft and lighter-than-air ships. Hunsruck southernmost mountain region of the Rhenish Uplands in central Rhineland-Palatinate Land (state), western Germany, bounded by the Rhine (east), Mosel (north), Saar (west), and Nahe (south) rivers. The undulating Hunsruck plateau, extending approximately 55 mi (90 km) in a southwest-to-northeast direction and 20 to 25 mi in width, has an ... Hunt, H L American founder of a multibillion dollar oil business who promoted his ultraconservative political views on his own radio program. Hunt, Harriot Kezia American physician and reformer whose medical practice, though not sanctioned by a degree for some 20 years, achieved considerable success by applying principles of good nutrition, exercise, and physical and mental hygiene. Hunt, Helen American actress known for her caustic wit and easy charm. Her popularity on the television series Mad About You (1992-99) led to a successful film career, highlighted by her Academy Award-winning performance in As Good as It Gets (1997). Hunt, Henry British radical political reformer who gained the nickname "Orator" Hunt for his ubiquitous speechmaking in which he advocated universal suffrage and annual parliaments. Hunt's success as an orator came to national attention when he presided over an assembly of 60,000 people demonstrating for parliamentary reform at St. Peter's Fields, Manchester ... Hunt, John Hunt, Baron British army officer, mountaineer, and explorer who led the expedition on which Edmund (later Sir Edmund) Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain (29,035 feet [8,850 metres]; see Researcher's Note: Height of Mount Everest) in the world. He described the venture in The Ascent ... Hunt, Leigh English essayist, critic, journalist, and poet, who was an editor of influential journals in an age when the periodical was at the height of its power. He was also a friend and supporter of the poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats. Hunt's poems, of which "Abou Ben Adhem" and ... Hunt, Mary Hannah Hanchett American temperance leader who adopted a physiological basis for her campaign against the use of alcoholic beverages. Hunt, R. Timothy British scientist who, with Leland H. Hartwell and Sir Paul M. Nurse, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2001 for discovering key regulators of the cell cycle. Hunt, Richard Morris architect who established in the United States the manner and traditions of the French Beaux-Arts (Second Empire) style. He was instrumental in establishing standards for professional architecture and building in the United States; he took a prominent part in the founding of the American Institute of Architects and from 1888 ... Hunt, Ward associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1873-82). Hunt, William Holman British artist and prominent member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His style is characterized by clear, hard colour, brilliant lighting, and careful delineation of detail. Hunt, William Morris Romantic painter who created a fashion in the United States for the luminous, atmospheric painting of the French Barbizon school. Hunter Island island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, within the French overseas country of New Caledonia, although France's claim to the island is disputed by Vanuatu. It is located about 350 miles (560 km) east of the New Caledonian mainland. Volcanic and offering little appeal for human habitation, it has a diameter ... Hunter River river in east-central New South Wales, Australia, rising in the Mount Royal Range of the Eastern Highlands and flowing generally southwest through Glenbawn Reservoir (for flood mitigation and irrigation) and past Muswellbrook and Denman. There, joined by its major tributary, the Goulburn River, the Hunter turns southeast to flow by ... Hunter's syndrome rare sex-linked hereditary disorder that varies widely in its severity but is generally characterized by some degree of dwarfism, mental retardation, and deafness. The disease affects only males and makes its first appearance during the first three years of life. Many patients die before age 20. Speech and mental development ... Hunter, Alberta American blues singer who achieved international fame in the 1930s for her vigorous and rhythmically infectious style. Hunter, Catfish American professional baseball player who was one of the most successful right-handed pitchers of the modern era. He was nicknamed "Catfish" by Oakland Athletics (A's) owner Charlie Finley, ostensibly because of the pitcher's love for fishing. Hunter, Clementine prolific American folk artist who late in life began to produce vibrant representational and abstract oil paintings drawn from her memories of Southern plantation life. Hunter, David Union officer during the American Civil War who issued an emancipation proclamation (May 9, 1862) that was annulled by President Abraham Lincoln (May 19). Hunter, Duncan American politician, who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981-2009) and who pursued the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. Hunter, Evan prolific American writer of best-selling fiction, of which more than 50 books are crime stories published under the pseudonym Ed McBain. Hunter, John surgeon, founder of pathological anatomy in England, and early advocate of investigation and experimentation. He also carried out many important studies and experiments in comparative aspects of biology, anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Hunter, Kim American actress of stage, screen, and television who was perhaps best known for her portrayals of two extremely varied roles: Stella Kowalski in the stage (1947) and film (1951) versions of A Streetcar Named Desire and the sympathetic chimpanzee psychiatrist Dr. Zira in three Planet of the Apes movies (1968, ... Hunter, Kristin African-American novelist who examined black life and racial relations in the United States in both children's stories and works for adults. Hunter, William British obstetrician, educator, and medical writer who did much, by his high standards of teaching and medical practice, to remove obstetrics from the hands of the midwives and establish it as an accepted branch of medicine.