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The kingdom of Hungary was conquered by the Turks in the early sixteenth
century. Then in the seventeenth century Hungary became part of the Habsburg
Empire, and in 1867 together with Austria it was reconstituted as a dual
monarchy. In 1918 Hungary was declared a republic but in 1920 the monarchy
was restored. After the Second World War the Communists seized power and
slowly took control of government. In 1956 Soviet troops put down an anti
Communist uprising. In 1989 there began an irresistible movement towards
democratic rule which culminated in multiparty elections in 1990. Roman
Catholicism is the principal religion, although there are many Calvinists;
Magyar is the official language.