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In his tribute, Zoltán Balog, Reformed Bishop, recalled that Szilveszter Vizi E. Vizi made a lasting contribution as President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
János Martonyi received this year's Count Lajos Batthyány Award, while Judit Ritz, received the Count Antónia Zichy Award.
Hungary's national flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament in remembrance of the leaders of the 1848-49 freedom fight, executed in Arad on this day in 1849.
Nikolett Szabó won the the 14th National Gallop in Budapest, representing Szabadka, on the back of her yellow mare Pipacs ("Poppy").
March 15: National Flag Hoisted by Parliament The national flag was hoisted with military honours in front of Parliament on Monday morning, marking the anniversary of Hungary’s anti-Habsburg revolution that started on March 15, 1848. Like last year, all other state commemorations have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Though the Kossuth and Széchenyi Awards will also be handed out at a later date, the names of the recipients will be released today. The revolution and freedom fight was part of a series of uprisings in Europe in 1848. On March 15, citizens of Pest gathered in f...