The Magyar kings were ruling Hungary when the Turks took over. This happened in the 1600s. Later, the Turks were driven out by the Habsburgs, the rulers of Austria. Austria- Hungary was defeated in World War I after which, Hungary proclaimed its independence.
Hungary was taken over by the communists in 1948. A period of rapid industrialisation followed. It was accompanied by poor wages and strict government control. Fed up of this oppression, Hungarians started a revolt in 1956. But the Soviet Union crushed the rebellion using cruel means. Many of the protestors were killed.
The country did not have democratic elections till 1990. Jozsef Antall became the first democratically elected president after the Second World War.
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