Military parades and flight past mark the 1025th anniversary of the coronation of our first Christian King, St. Stephen, the starting date of Hungarian statehood.
Happy birthday beautiful Hungary!
President Tamás Sulyok and Colonel General Gábor Böröndi, Chief of the Hungarian Defense Forces (left to right) at the flag-raising ceremony held during the St. Stephen’s Day national holiday celebration at Kossuth Square in Budapest. MTI/Koszticsák Szilárd
Parade held during the St. Stephen’s Day national holiday celebrations and inauguration ceremony at Kossuth Square in Budapest. MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
Soldiers take their oath at the St. Stephen’s Day state ceremony and officer commissioning ceremony held at Kossuth Square in Budapest on August 20, 2025. MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
A formation of Gripen fighter jets belonging to the Hungarian Armed Forces flies over Kossuth Square in Budapest during the St. Stephen’s Day national holiday celebrations and officer commissioning ceremony. MTI/Koszticsák Szilárd
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