Esperanto in Hungary

[1] In 1913, it was reported that a police officer in Székesfehérvár broke up an Esperantist meeting an account of it being a "thieves' language".

The succeeding Kingdom of Hungary often restricted the use of Esperanto due to its associations with Communism in the country.

During World War II, the presence of these groups was condemned by the Nazis, as both protected Esperantist Jews.

[10][11] Esperanto was restricted in Hungary both legally and socially, with Esperantists seen as opposed to the Communist Party.

[12] Following Stalin's death, a significant increase of Esperantist literature and poetry occurred in the 1950s and 1960s, including that of Hungarian poets such as Imre Baranyai and Lajos Tárkony.