2009 in Hungary

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See also:Other events of 2009
List of years in Hungary

This article discusses the year 2009 in Hungary.

• President – László Sólyom
• Prime Minister – Ferenc Gyurcsány (until 14 April); Gordon Bajnai (starting 14 April)

• March 21 - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány announced his intention to resign as Prime Minister.^{[1] [2]}

• June 7 - 2009 European Parliament election in Hungary, and the victory of Fidesz party.

• July 2 - the Metropolitan Court of Appeal (Fővárosi Ítélőtábla) disbanded the Magyar Gárda (Hungarian Guard Movement) a patriotic-nationalistic association. It was coined a paramilitary, a party-militia, or – sarcastically – an operetta-guard by its opponents and certain media outlets, even though it was never armed. It was in varyingly close relationship with the Jobbik party in Hungary

• 2 January – József Sákovics, 81, Hungarian Olympic fencer.^[3]
• 6 January – Róbert Ilosfalvy, 81, Hungarian opera singer.^[4]
• 9 January – Pál Németh, 71, Hungarian hammer throw coach.^[5]

• 17 February – Gyula Sáringer, 81, Hungarian agronomist.^[6]

• 11 March – Péter Bacsó, 81, Hungarian film director, after long illness.^[7]
• 12 March – Ferenc Szabó, 88, Hungarian footballer (Ferencvárosi TC).^[8]

• 18 July – Pál Regős, 83, Hungarian pantomimist and choreographer

• List of Hungarian films since 1990