The following lists events in the year 2020 in Hungary.

2020
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Hungary

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2020
List of years in Hungary

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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  • 4 March – The first two COVID-19 cases are reported in Hungary.[2]
  • 11 March - COVID-19 cases reached 13. Hungarian Government declared a medical emergency in Hungary, with several restriction to the general public, due to the rising COVID-19 cases.[3]
  • 30 March – the Hungarian parliament voted in favor of passing legislation that would create a state of emergency without a time limit, grant Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the ability to rule by decree, the suspension of parliament with no elections, and prison sentences for spreading fake news and leaving quarantine.[4]

September

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  • 19 September – Former Mi Hazánk member János Volner founds the Volner Party

October

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November

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December

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  • 4 December – Former Jobbik member János Bencsik founds Civic Response party
  • 15 December – The Hungarian parliament passes a law that effectively bans adoptions by same-sex couples. According to the measure, only married couples can adopt children while single people must obtain special approval to adopt from the family affairs minister, Lawmakers also amended the Hungarian constitution, with a new definition for family as the union of a father who is a man and a mother who is a woman.[10][11][12]

Deaths

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János Aczél

January

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February

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March

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June

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2020-02-08). "Az LMP megtalálta a megoldást". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. ^ Megosztom, megérkezett 2020 03 04 18:32. "Megvan az első két fertőzött, Magyarországot is elérte a járvány". FEOL (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Veszélyhelyzetet rendelt el a kormány". Index (in Hungarian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  4. ^ "Hungary passes law allowing Viktor Orban to rule by decree". 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Hungary outlaws changing birth gender on documents". BBC News. 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/19/hungary-votes-to-–end-legal-recognition-of-trans-people [dead link]
  7. ^ "Two people stabbed to death at Deák Square, suspects arrested". Daily News Hungary. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  8. ^ "Több ezer tiltakozó vonult a gyilkosság helyszínére". Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  9. ^ Than, Krisztina; Blenkinsop, Philip (2020-12-02). "Hungarian deputy quits Fidesz after Brussels scandal, Orban says his acts 'indefensible'". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  10. ^ "Hungarian Lawmakers Pass Law Effectively Banning Same-Sex Adoption".
  11. ^ "Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, effectively banning gay adoption". NBC News.
  12. ^ "Adoption by same-sex couples in Hungary effectively banned by constitutional change - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  13. ^ "We remember Distinguished Professor Emeritus János Aczel". uwaterloo.ca. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Meghalt Gesztesi Károly". index.hu (in Hungarian). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Elhunyt Vető Miklós filozófus". rtv.rs (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Elhunyt Iván László professzor , Gönc díszpolgára". minap.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  17. ^ Ferenc, Vasvári (June 18, 2020). "Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság - Meghalt Földessy Ödön olimpiai bronzérmes távolugró". olimpia.hu.
  18. ^ Gyász: elhunyt az olimpiai bajnok Tass Olga (in Hungarian)