page_title: 1989
section_title: March
hierarchical_section_title: 1989 / Events / March
caption_attribution_description: English: Live on the 15th of March, 1989. Hungary, Budapest, the statue of Petőfi Sándor, Szabadság square, Kossuth square, Pest bridgehead of the Margaret bridge. After decades of forbidden national days, on the 15th of March, 1989, the communist regime of Hungary allowed people to celebrate 1948 –1949 revolution. Parallel with the state celebration at the National Museum, independant organisations called the public to gather at the statue of Petőfi Sándor. Published under Creative Commons in the Metapolisz DVD line. All of the photos and vids in the Metapolisz DVD line are under Creative Commons and can be used even for commercial – for profit – purposes. Recommended Citation Derzsi Elekes Andor: Metapolisz DVD line http://nektar.oszk.hu/en/manifestation/2623913 Megjelent Creative Commons alatt a Metapolisz sorozatban. A Metapolisz sorozat valamennyi képe és filmje Creative Commons alatti valamint kereskedelmi - for profit - célra is felhasználható. Ajánlott hivatkozás: Derzsi Elekes Andor: Metapolisz DVD line http://nektar.oszk.hu/en/manifestation/2623913 Tags: Hungary Magyarország 1989 March the 15th Budapest change of the system Bégány Attila Derzsi Elekes Andor Metapolisz Nemzeti Ünnep – Budapest, 1989.03.15 A felvétel 1989. március 15 –én, szerdán készült, Budapesten, a Petőfi szobornál (1, 2), a Szabadság téren (3, 4), a Kossuth téren (5, 6) illetve a Margit híd pesti hídfőjénél (7). A cellulóz film jpg formátumra szkennelt előhívása. Plakátok: 1. IGAZ…………..ÉST&#160;!, 2………MEDIKUS CSOPORT, 3. RENDŐRÁLLAM HELYETT JOGÁLLAMOT ! 4. BO……..hogy Források: Petőfi szobor, Szabadság tér: http://www.osaarchivum.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=644&amp;Itemid=657&amp;lang=hu, MDF fáklyás felvonulás: http://www.osaarchivum.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=644&amp;Itemid=657&amp;lang=hu, Állambiztonsági jelentés: (Napi Operatív Információs Jelentés) 23. oldal http://www.osaarchivum.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=606&amp;Itemid=628&amp;lang=hu, 1989. március 15 – Az ellenzék előszőr mutatta meg az erejét http://hirszerzo.hu/hirek/2009/3/15/101224_1989_marcius_15_az_ellenzek_eloszor_mutatta, Március 15-e a magyar fővárosban http://videotorium.hu/hu/recordings/details/2131,Marcius_15-e_a_magyar_fovarosban, Címkék: Nemzeti Ünnep 1989. március 15 Budapest Magyarország Petőfi szobor Szabadság tér Kossuth tér Margit híd rendszerváltás Bégány Attila Derzsi Elekes Andor Metapolisz
context_page_description: 1989 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1989th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 989th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1980s decade.
  1989 was a turning point in political history because a wave of revolutions swept the Eastern Bloc in Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power sharing, coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, and the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, embracing the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December, and ending in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. These are collectively known as the Revolutions of 1989.
  It was the year of the first Brazilian presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final point.
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context_section_description: March – Poland begins to liberalise its currency exchange in a move towards capitalism.
  March 1
  The Berne Convention, an international treaty on copyrights, is ratified by the United States.
  A curfew is imposed in Kosovo, where protests continue over the alleged intimidation of the Serb minority.
  The Politieke Partij Radicalen, Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij, Communistische Partij Nederland and the Evangelical People's Party amalgamate to form the Dutch political party GroenLinks (GL, GreenLeft).
  After 74 years, Iceland ends its prohibition on beer; celebrated since as bjórdagur or beer day.
  March 2 – Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century.
  March 3 – Jammu Siltavuori abducts and murders two eight-year-old girls in the Myllypuro suburb of Helsinki, Finland.
  March 4
  Time Inc. and Warner Communications announce plans for a merger, forming Time Warner. (Now WarnerMedia)
  The Purley station rail crash in London leaves five people dead and 94 injured.
  The first Australian Capital Territory elections are held.
  March 7 – Iran breaks off diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom over Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses.
  March 9 – Revolutions of 1989: The Soviet Union submits to the jurisdiction of the World Court.
  March 13
  A geomagnetic storm causes the collapse of the Hydro-Québec power grid. 6,000,000 people are left without power for nine hours. Some areas in the northeastern U.S. and in Sweden also lose power, and aurorae are seen as far as Texas.
  Tim Berners-Lee produces the proposal document that will become the blueprint for the World Wide Web.
  March 14
  Gun control: U.S. President George H. W. Bush bans the importation of certain guns deemed to be classed as assault weapons into the United States.
  Christian General Michel Aoun declares a "War of Liberation" to rid Lebanon of Syrian forces and their allies.
  March 15
  Israel hands over Taba to Egypt, ending a seven-year territorial dispute.
  Mass demonstrations in Hungary, demanding democracy.
  March 16 – The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union approves agricultural reforms allowing farmers the right to lease state-owned farms for life.
  March 17
  The Civic Tower of Pavia, built in the eleventh century, collapses.
  Alfredo Cristiani is elected as President of El Salvador.
  March 20 – Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke weeps on national television as he admits marital infidelity.
  March 22
  Clint Malarchuk of the NHL Buffalo Sabres suffers an almost fatal injury when another player accidentally slits his throat.
  Asteroid 4581 Asclepius approaches the Earth at a distance of 700,000 kilometres (430,000 mi).
  March 23 – Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announce that they have achieved cold fusion at the University of Utah.
  March 23–28 – The Socialist Republic of Serbia passes constitutional changes revoking the autonomy of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, triggering six days of rioting by the Albanian majority, during which at least 29 people are killed.
  March 24 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m³) of oil after running aground.
  March 26 – 1989 Soviet Union legislative election: The first (and last) contested elections for the Soviet parliament, Congress of People's Deputies, result in losses for the Communist Party; the first session of the new Congress opens in late May. As a result, Boris Yeltsin gains a seat on the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
  March 29 – The 61st Academy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with Rain Man winning Best Picture.
caption: Mass demonstration at the Hungarian state television headquarters
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