List of Hungarian rulers

Michael K�rolyi (K�rolyi Mih�ly) Proclamation of the Hungarian Republic 16 Nov 1918 16 Nov 1918

Michael K�rolyi the Communists under B�la Kun 1919 1919

Alexander Garbai the Czechs had invaded Hungary from the north and the Romanians had invaded from the south 1919 1920

Mikl�s Horthy de Nagyb�nya (Nagyb�nyai Vit�z Horthy Mikl�s) Austria, proclaimed the country a monarchy, and named Horthy as regent, in place of a king. 1920 1944

B�la Zsed�nyi In March 1944 German troops occupied the country and with Horthy�s consent, installed a puppet regime. In early October 1944 Soviet armies invaded Hungary. Horthy was deposed by the Germans a few days later. On January 20, 1945, representatives of a Soviet-sponsored provisional government signed an armistice with the Allied nations, and on February 13 Budapest fell to Soviet troops. 1944 1946

Zolt�n Tildy Third Hungarian Republic . President. 1946 1948

Communist �rp�d Szakasits President 1948 1949

Communist �rp�d Szakasits the Hungarian People�s Republic.Communist policies. Chairmen of the Presidential Council 1949 1950

Communist S�ndor R�nai 1950 1952

Socialist Istv�n Dobi 1952 1956

Socialist Istv�n Dobi Hungarian Revolt of 1956.

Communist (regime dictator) J�nos K�d�r Prime Minister 1956 1967 (in power until 1988)

Socialist P�l Losonczi 1967 1987

Socialist K�roly N�meth 1987 1988

Socialist Bruno Ferenc Straub Karoly Gr�sz replaced K�d�r as head of the Communist Party. 1988 1989

Socialist M�ty�s Szűr�s President of the Republic. Prime Minister K�roly Gr�sz changed the country�s name from the People�s Republic of Hungary to the Republic of Hungary 1989 1990

Democrats �rp�d G�ncz President 1990 2000

Democrats Ferenc M�dl 2000 -