# Gyurcsány announces resignation as prime minister

Date: 2009

On 21 March 2009 [Ferenc Gyurcsány](/people/ferenc-gyurcsany) announced he would step down as Hungarian prime minister amid the financial crisis; Gordon Bajnai replaced him in April.

## People

- Ferenc Gyurcsány: https://factrail.ai/people/ferenc-gyurcsany

## Sources

- https://www.origo.hu/itthon/2009/03/guyrcsany-ferenc-miniszterelnok-beszede-az-mszp-kongresszusan

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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