1975
1975
3 March The olefin plant of the Tisza Chemical Combine is inaugurated at Leninváros.
17-22 March The 11th congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party approves the party prog-ramme and also approves the new organizational
statute. Béla Biszku, András Gyenes, Imre Győri, Károly Németh, Miklós Óvári and Árpád Pullai are
elected secretaries of the Central Committee. Once again, János Kádár is elected first secretary of the Central Committee.
1 Apr. The new steel rolling works of the Lenin Foundry at Miskolc is inaugurated.
15 May The Presidential Council relieves Jenő Fock from his post of prime minister, and György Lázár is elected as his successor. The new president of the National Planning Board is István Huszár. Gyula Szekér is elected deputy prime minister.
25 May The Zánka pioneer town is ceremoniously inaugurated.
15 June Parliamentary elections in Hungary.
24-26 June Budapest hosts the 39th session of COMECON.
2 July At the enlarged session of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party István Huszár and Pál Losonczi are elected members of the Political Committee.
4 July Parliament elects its officials and the Presidential Council. President of the Presidential Council: Pál Losonczi, deputy presidents Sándor Gáspár and Rezső Trautmann. Parliament endorses the function of the government appoin-ted on 16 May 1975. It relieves Mátyás Tímár from his function as deputy prime minister and elects Ferenc Havasi to that post. The Council of Ministers appoints Mátyás Tímár as president of the Hungarian National Bank.
28-29 July British foreign secretary James Callaghan holds talks in Hungary.
30 July-1 Aug. Under the leadership of János Kádár, a Hungarian delegation leaves for Helsinki to sign the closing document of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
3 Oct. The foundation stone of the Paks nuclear power station is ceremoniously laid.
3-8 Oct. Under the leadership of Le Duan, first secretary of the Vietnamese Workers’ Party, a party and government delegation visits Hungary.
22 Oct. The Hungarian Council of Ministers approves investments required for partial mining research related to the Recsk copper deposit.
27 Oct.-4 Nov. Pál Losonczi, president of the Presidential Council, pays a visit to Somalia and the Yemen People’s Democratic Republic.
31 Oct. The rod and wire rolling mill of the Ózd furnace plant is inaugurated.
11-14 Nov. Prime minister György Lázár visits Italy.
24-29 Nov. Pál Losonczi, president of the Presidential Council, pays a visit to Libya and Tunisia.
28-29 Nov. Under the leadership of president Yasser Arafat, a PLO delegation visits Hungary.
17-19 Parliament enacts the fifth Five Year Economic Plan (Law 4 of 1975).
