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BISHOP LÁSZLÓ TŐKÉS AWARDED TRUMAN-REAGAN FREEDOM MEDAL BY VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION June 18, 2009 Washington, DC – On June 16, Bishop László Tőkés, a leader of the Hungarian community in Romania and a member of the European Parliament, received the Truman-Reagan Freedom Medal at a ceremony held at the U.S. Capitol. During the past ten years, this prestigious award has been presented to individuals including Pope John Paul II, Vytautas Landsbergis, Lech Walesa, Vaclav Havel, Viktor Orbán, János Horváth and Tom Lantos.
Dr. Lee Edwards, Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, recalled the Foundation’s mission and explained the purpose of the award: “The Foundation awards the Truman-Reagan Freedom Medal to those individuals who have demonstrated a life-long commitment to promoting freedom and democracy and opposing communism and tyranny.”
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NINTH ANNUAL POSONIUM AWARDS PRESENTED TO HUNGARIAN WRITERS AND ARTIST IN SLOVAKIA - June 11, 2009
GRANT AGREEMENT TO FUND THE CHARLES SIMONYI RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS SIGNED AT THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES - May 27, 2009
COALITION HOSTS ANNUAL GALA DINNER IN HONOR OF FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE, JOHN C. WHITEHEAD - April 17, 2009
HUNGARIAN AMERICAN COALITION COMMEMORATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUNGARY’S MEMBERSHIP IN NATO - Celebrations at the Hungarian Embassy and on Capitol Hill - March 25, 2009 Full English text of Edith Lauer's speech
HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY CELEBRATES THE 2009 INAUGURATION AT THE KOSSUTH HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, D.C - January 26, 2009
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