Viktor Orban

Type: Person

Name: Viktor Orban

Title: Poltician

Organization: Fidesz

Nationality: Hungary

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First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Viktor Orban

Annual FIFA congress opens with pomp, schmaltz and a dash of controversy

FIFA's 62nd annual congress officially opened here today with the usual pomp – and a note of controversy provided by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Orbán$ (pictured above), the last main speaker of an otherwise back-slapping opening ceremony full ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Insideworldfootball ]

Entities: Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Viktor Orban, Sepp Blatter

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Fédération Internationale de Football Association

FIFA Congress opens in Budapest

BUDAPEST, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The 62nd FIFA Congress was officially opened in Budapest on Thursday by Sepp Blatter, president of the body which governs world football.After a traditional flag parade, containing the flags of all 208 FIFA member associations, ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Xinhua News Agency ]

Entities: Budapest, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Viktor Orban

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Yulia Tymoshenko

Hungarian PM calls for Ukraine backing

BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged western European leaders not to boycott matches in Ukraine at next month's Euro 2012 tournament in protest at the jailing of opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko."Sport and football should be about ... [ Published May 25 2012 by The Cyprus Weekly ]

Entities: Ukraine, Viktor Orban, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Boycott, Yulia Tymoshenko

First Reported Apr 02 2012 - Updated Apr 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Pál Schmitt

Hungarian president resigns in wake of plagiarism scandal over his doctorate on the Olympics

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian President Pal Schmitt resigned Monday because of a plagiarism scandal regarding a doctoral dissertation he had written 20 years ago on the Olympics.Schmitt, who was elected to his largely ceremonial office in 2010 for a five-year ... [ Published Apr 02 2012 by News 1130 ]

Entities: Pál Schmitt, Resignation, Hungary, Plagiarism

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"sport and football should be about uniting people but a boycott can only divide. it will not hurt political leaders but only the ordinary people and fans" Orban said at the opening ceremony of world soccer body FIFA's annual congress on Thursday

Hungarian PM calls for Ukraine backing [The Cyprus Weekly - May 25 2012]

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FIFA Congress opens in Budapest [ Published May 24 2012 by Xinhua News Agency ]
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IOC to study plagiarism case of Pal Schmitt [ Published Apr 02 2012 by Modesto Bee ]
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