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Events relating to hungary
Austria-Hungary plans to attack Serbia, in response to the assassination of the archduke, and seeks a guarantee of German support
Germany promises to support Austria-Hungary if a strike against Serbia provokes war with Russia
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, following this with bombardment of the Serbian capital, Belgrade
France declares war on the empire of Austria-Hungary
Britain declares war on the empire of Austria-Hungary
Italy revokes the Triple Alliance of 1882 that aligned her with Germany and Austria-Hungary
Italy declares war against Austria-Hungary, but not as yet against Germany
Austria-Hungary renews its attack on Serbia, and its troops capture Belgrade
Aleksei Brusilov leads a surprise Russian offensive against Germany and Austria-Hungary
Romania, hoping for territorial gains from Hungary, joins the war on the side of the Allies
The emperor Francis Joseph dies after 66 years on the thrones of Austria and Hungary, to be succeeded by his great-nephew Charles I
Béla Bartók's opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle is finally staged in Budapest, nine years after its composition
Austria-Hungary signs a separate armistice with the Allied powers, in a villa near Padua, without waiting for the Germans
The deposition of the emperor Charles I by the Austrian government brings to a formal end the empire of Austria-Hungary and more than six centuries of Habsburg rule
The new nation of Czechoslovakia is established from within Austria-Hungary, with Tomas Masaryk as its first president
Prime minister Mihaly Karolyi proclaims the republic of Hungary, after the demise of Austria-Hungary
Zoltan Kod´ly's work for tenor, chorus and orchestra, Psalmus Hungaricus, has its first performance in Budapest
Zoltán Kodály's opera Háry J´nos has its first performance in Budapest
Béla Bartók's ballet The Miraculous Mandarin has its premiere (in Cologne) some eight years after he began work on it
Hungary aligns itself with the Axis powers, signing Germany and Japan's Anti-Comintern Pact
Hungary, Romania and Slovakia sign the Tripartite Pact, joining the war on the German side
Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat in Budapest, saves thousands of Jews from extermination
Hungary signs an armistice with the USSR
With Budapest still in German hands, the Soviets set up a provisional Hungarian government, at Debrecen
The Soviet army surrounds the Hungarian capital, Budapest
