1976 Press Photo Commemoration of Ferenc Rakoczi II

Commemoration of Ferenc Rakoczi II: As a central event of a nation-wide program a festive meeting organized by the Presidential Council, the Council of Ministers and the National Council of the Patriotic People's Front was held here tonight at the Erkel Theatre to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Reigning Prince Ference Rakoczi II He commanded the Hungarian war of independence against Hapsburg rule in the first decades of the 18th century. Photo shows Academician Bela Kopeczi eminent scholar and authority on the history of the Rakoczi independence struggle, Deputy Secretary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences addresses the audienec

Photo measures 9.25 x 7 inches.

Photo is dated 03-03-1976.

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