1971
1971
18-22 Jan. Hungarian prime minister Jenő Fock pays an official visit to Finland.
25 Apr. Parliamentary and council elections held in Hungary.
12 May The first session of the newly elected Parliament elects its officials and the Presidential Council. Prime minister: Jenő Fock, deputy prime ministers: Miklós Ajtai, Lajos Fehér, Mátyás Tímár and Péter Valyi.
15-16 May E. Gierek, first secretary of the Polish United Workers’ Party, and P. Jaroszewicz, prime minister, lead a Polish party and government delegation to Hungary.
4 June György Lukács, academician and philosopher, dies.
28 June-2 July Pál Losonczi, president of the P residential Council, pays an official visit to Austria.
7-10 July Ludwig Svoboda, president of the Czechoslovak Republic, pays a visit to Hungary.
12-17 Sept. The king of Nepal, Mahendra Bir Bikram sah Deva, pays a visit to Hungary.
25-28 Sept. Under the leadership of L.l. Brezhnev, a Soviet government and party delegation visits Hungary.
28 Sept. Archbishop József Mindszenty, who stayed at the Budapest-based American embassy since 1956, leaves Hungary for good and travels to Rome.
29 Nov.-14 Dec. Pál Losonczi, president of the Presidential Council, pays an official visit to Guinea and Algeria.
