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Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter Area is home to 3,284,110 people. The city covers an area of within the city limits...

Timeline of Events

1989

6.16.1989

Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian Prime Minister, is reburied in Budapest.

2001

11.23.2001

Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.

2006

9.18.2006

Right wing protesters riot the building of the Hungarian Television in Budapest, Hungary, one day after an audio tape is made public, in which Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány admitted he and his party lied during the 2006 general elections.