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the birth of Tisza István
place of birth: Pest
father: Tisza Kálmán -
marriage
married to his cousin, Tisza Ilona
they had two children: István & Juliska -
recieves the title 'count'
His uncle, Tisza Lajos received the title but conferred it on him with the consent of Francis Joseph. -
Period: to
prime minister (for the first time)
head of the Liberal Party of Hungary -
nationwide strike of railroad workers
This action was a protest against the injustice against the working class,
paralyzed Hungary's economy,
its organisers were arrested and recruited into the army. -
'zsebkendő szavazás'
Tisza passed a modification to the rules of the parliament to block the obstruction of the opposition.
Due to this, the situation became anarchical and he was replaced one year later. -
new elections
Due to the anarchical situation Francis Joseph demanded new elections to restore the order. -
established the National Party of Work (Nemzeti Munkáspárt)
They won the elections in the same year. He did not become the prime minister due to his previous faults but remained in position and controlled the country from the background. -
Blood-Red Thursday
Socialists organized a worker rebellion because they wanted Tisza to resign. The protests that were becoming violent were put down by the cavalry, and 300 of the participants were arrested. -
assassination attempt
Kovács Gyula from the opposition party shot 3 times at Tisza during a parliament session but missed the target. -
Period: to
prime minister (for the second time)
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assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife - the outbreak of the First World War
Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student shot the prince and his wife when visiting Sarajevo. We consider this act the beginning of the First World War. -
Death
He was murdered during the 'őszirózsás' revolution in his own mansion. Many blamed him for dragging the country into war - that might have been the reason for assassinating him.
