Hungarian Declaration of Independence explained

Event Name:	Hungarian Declaration of Independence
Participants:	Kingdom of Hungary
Location:	Protestant Great Church of Debrecen, Hungary
Date:	14 April 1849

The Hungarian Declaration of Independence declared the independence of Hungary from the Habsburg monarchy during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. It was presented to the National Assembly in closed session on 13 April 1849 by Lajos Kossuth, and in open session the following day, despite political opposition from within the Hungarian Peace Party. The declaration was passed unanimously the following day.^{[1] [2]}

Kossuth issued the declaration himself, from the Reformed Great Church of Debrecen. The declaration accused the Habsburgs of crimes, saying

In a banquet speech before the Corporation of New York, Kossuth urged the United States to recognize Hungarian independence, saying

Further reading

• Book: Kossuth and his generals: with a brief history of Hungary; select speeches of Kossuth; etc . Henry Walter De Puy . Phinney . 1852 . Buffalo . 202 - 225.  - the full text of the Declaration of Independence, translated into English

Notes and References

1. Book: Eastern Europe: an introduction to the people, lands, and culture. Richard Frucht. 1. ABC-CLIO. 2005. 9781576078006. 354. Hungary. András Boros-Kazai. https://archive.org/details/easterneuropeint0000unse/page/354.
2. Book: A concise history of Hungary. registration. Cambridge concise histories. Miklós Molnár. Anna Magyar. Cambridge University Press. 2001. 9780521667364. 192–193.