Sándor Petőfi

Sándor Petőfi ( []; né Petrovics; ; ; 1 January 1823 – most likely 31 July 1849) was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is thought to be Hungary's national poet. He is also one of the most important persons in theHungarian Revolution of 1848. He is the author of the Nemzeti dal (National Song). This song is said to inspire the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary. This revolution grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire. Petőfi probably died in the Battle of Segesvár.
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Sándor Petőfi on a Hungarian banknote from 1957
Complete works (in Hungarian)
Morvai's expedition (in Slovak)



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