Ságvári Ágnes (szerk.): Budapest. The History of a Capital (Budapest, 1975)
Chronology
5th July 11th August 11th October 3rd February 1922 17th August 23rd December 1st January 1923 25th May 1924 30th June 28th November 29th November 14th April 1925 22nd May 14th August 4th November 1st December 16th December 28th April 1926 20th November 1st January 1927 27th February 28th May June 8th July 1928 12th July October 7th November 1929 The trial of the People’s Commissars opens At the first meeting of the Municipal Assembly the representatives of the opposition are excluded from all leading positions The universities situated on Hungarian territory lost under the Treaty of Trianon move to Budapest Publication of Kommiin in Budapest, the underground paper of the Communist Party Strike by 10,000 workers in the capital Opening of the Municipal Operetta Theatre All public enterprises are municipalized Foundation of the Budapest Transport Company (BSZKRT) Inauguration of the Hungarian Civil Airlines Foundation of the National Bank of Hungary Abolition of food rationing Implementation of the new Municipal Act XXVI of 1924 The Minister of the Interior bans the street sale of Népszava, the daily newspaper of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party Foundation of the Socialist Workers’ Party of Hungary Victory of the opposition Democratic Bloc in the Budapest Municipal elections The Ostend Agreement revises the repayment of Budapest’s pre-war loans Decision by the Municipal General Assembly to carry out a building programme of small houses Hungarian Radio transmissions begin Municipal resolution on the organization of a school medical service Municipal plans for a large-scale investment programme approved, and the raising of new foreign loans to finance it Opening of the artificial skating rink near the Millenary Monument Introduction of the new currency, the pengő, later replaced, in 1946, by the forint The powerful radio transmitter of Lakihegy comes into service Formation of the “Palatine Joseph Guild of Budapest” for the protection of historical monuments Strikes in the big Budapest factories Opening of the Millenary sports ground Foundation of the Municipal Savings Bank of Budapest The International Free Port of Csepel opens Hunger-strike by imprisoned Communists in all the jails of Hungary 148
