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In the service of the homeland – on the occasion of the national holiday of 20 August, the President of the Republic of Hungary, Katalin Novák, presented promotions and medals.
The President of the Republic promoted Lieutenant General Gábor László Böröndi, Chief of the Defense Staff, to the rank of Colonel General. Brigadier General Zoltán Somogyi, Defense Staff Director was elevated to the rank of Major General. Colonel József Szücs, Director of Organization of the NATO Military Committee was moved up to the rank of Brigadier General. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Defense Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
With the change of regime, there was a serious debate in parliament about which national holiday (15 March, 20 August, 23 October) should be the main holiday of the Hungarian state, until the parliament finally decided on 20 August (this was provided for in Article VIII of Act No. 1991). This is also a priority in the Fundamental Law promulgated in 2011. Nowadays, the harvest festival motif has also become part of the content of the holiday: the country’s bread and the cake of the country are chosen for the occasion. One important new feature of the last decade has been the presentation of the Order of St Stephen. It was founded by Maria Theresa, but was abolished in 1946. The new Constitution re-established the Order, which has been presented on the feast day since 2013.
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