List of heads of state of Hungary
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| President of the Republic of Hungary |
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| Residence | Sándor Palace |
| Appointer | The Országgyűlés |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Formation | 1989 |
| Website | The Office of the President of the Republic of Hungary |
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For grand princes and kings of Hungary, see List of rulers of Hungary.
[edit] 1848–49
The 1848 revolution had particular impact on the Kingdom of Hungary. The Hungarians wanted to establish a Hungarian state independent from Austria, while the Croats sought autonomous government and separation from Hungary.
The independent Hungarian state was proclaimed on 14 April 1849, with Lajos Kossuth as Governor-President. On 13 August 1849, the Habsburgs reasserted their authority with the help of Russian troops.
[edit] 1918–present
| Affiliation | Portrait | Ruler | Reigns of rulers | Remarks |
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| Hungary declared complete independence from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy on October 17, 1918 and formed the First Republic (as the 1849 state is not counted) | ||||
| Hungarian Democratic Republic |  |
Mihály Károlyi Dénes Berinkey |
16 November 1918 – 21 March 1919 | President and Prime Minister of the republic |
| Hungarian Soviet Republic Hungarian Party of Communists |
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Béla Kun Sándor Garbai |
21 March – 1 August 1919 | Leader and President/Prime Minister of the soviet republic, Romania invades and occupies Hungary. |
| Hungarian Soviet Republic Hungarian Party of Communists |
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Béla Kun Antal Dovcsák |
August 1919 | Leader and President/Prime Minister of the soviet republic, Romanian occupation continues. |
| Hungarian Soviet Republic Hungarian Party of Communists |
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Béla Kun Gyula Peidl |
1 August – 6 August 1919 | Leader and President/Prime Minister of the soviet republic, Romanian occupation continues. |
| First Republic abolished | ||||
| Period White Terror |  |
Archduke Joseph August of Austria | 6 August – 23 October 1919 | Regent, Romanian occupation continues. |
| Period White Terror |  |
István Friedrich | 23 October – 24 November 1919 | President of the Republic, Romanian occupation continues. |
| Period White Terror |  |
Károly Huszár | 24 November 1919 – 1 March 1920 | President of the Republic, Romanian occupation ends. |
| Monarchy Restored | ||||
| Kingdom of Hungary |  |
Miklós Horthy | 1 March 1920 – 15 October 1944 | Regent of a Kingdom with no King on the throne |
| Nazi dominated Hungarian State |  |
Ferenc Szálasi | 16 October 1944 – 28 March 1945 | Leader of the Nation for an Arrow Cross-dominated puppet-government in the Nazi occupied portions of the country, Hungary is occupied by Nazi Germany. |
| Soviet dominated Debrecen Government |  |
Béla Miklós | 21 December 1944 – 1 February 1946 | Prime Minister for a Communist-dominated puppet-government in the Soviet occupied portions of the country, Hungary is occupied by the Red Army. |
| Second Republic of Hungary declared | ||||
| Second Hungarian Republic Independent Smallholders' Party |
Zoltán Tildy | 1 February 1946 – 2 August 1948 | President of the Republic | |
| Second Hungarian Republic Hungarian Working People's Party |
Árpád Szakasits | 2 August 1948 – 26 April 1950 | President of the Republic | |
| Renamed the "People's Republic of Hungary" | ||||
| People's Republic of Hungary Hungarian Working People's Party |
Sándor Rónai | 26 April 1950 – 14 August 1952 | Chairman of the Council of President | |
| People's Republic of Hungary Hungarian Socialist Workers Party |
István Dobi | 14 August 1952 – 13 April 1967 | Chairman of the Council of President | |
| Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | ||||
| People's Republic of Hungary Hungarian Socialist Workers Party |
Pál Losonczi | 13 April 1967 – 25 June 1987 | Chairman of the Council of President | |
| People's Republic of Hungary Hungarian Socialist Workers Party |
Károly Németh | 25 June 1987 – 29 June 1988 | Chairman of the Council of President | |
| People's Republic of Hungary Non-partisan |
Brunó Ferenc Straub | 29 June 1988 – 18 October 1989 | Chairman of the Council of President | |
| Third Republic of Hungary declared | ||||
| Republic of Hungary Hungarian Socialist Workers Party |
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Mátyás Szűrös | 18 October 1989 – 2 May 1990 | Interim President |
| Republic of Hungary Alliance of Free Democrats |
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Árpád Göncz | 2 May 1990 – 4 August 2000 | President of the Republic |
| Republic of Hungary Non-partisan |
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Ferenc Mádl | 4 August 2000 – 5 August 2005 | President of the Republic |
| Republic of Hungary Non-partisan |
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László Sólyom | 5 August 2005 – (incumbent) | President of the Republic |
[edit] General Secretaries of the Hungarian Communist/Socialist Workers' Party (1945-1989)
- Mátyás Rákosi: February 1945 – 18 July 1956
- Ernő Gerő: 21 July – 25 October 1956
- János Kádár: 25 October 1956 – 22 May 1988
- Károly Grósz: 22 May 1988 – 7 October 1989
