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Hungary
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500 Forint, 2005
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Front: Ferenc Rákóczi II (1676-1735), Hungarian national hero
Ferenc Rákóczi II, Prince of Transylvania, was born into one of the richest
families in the Kingdom of Hungary. He is remembered as the leader of the
Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11.
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Hungary, located in central Europe, was a kingdom found by the Magyars in the 9th
century. After suffering repeated Turkish invasions and followed by Habsburg
control, it regained independence in 1867 under the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Became a republic briefly in 1918, followed by communist rule in 1919 and then
regained monarchy in 1920. Came under German occupation during WWII and Soviet
occupation after WWII. It became the People's Republic in 1949 and a republic
since 1989. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Hungary.
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