Prime Minister Viktor Orbán commemorated the most famous Hungarian on his social media page with the picture above.
On the 15th anniversary of the death of Ferenc Puskás, m4sport.hu will present the five-hour farewell to the legendary footballer under the title Farewell to the Nation. The "broadcast" of the ceremony began at 4:00 p.m. on the public media's sports page. In the process, viewers can also see moments that until now only those who participated in the funeral ceremony 15 years ago could experience.
The captain of the Golden Team passed away on November 17, 2006, and the soul-lifting ceremony and farewell was held on December 9, 2006: in the Puskás Stadium, footballers and the sports world said goodbye at the funeral of the namesake (former Madrid teammates also came), then at the cannon base His coffin was escorted to the site of the military tribute, Hősök Square, and then to the final resting place of the world-famous Hungarian football player, the Szent István Basilica, by family members, teammates and thousands of admirers and fans. However, the public media and György Szöllősi, who supported the screening of the ceremony as the Puskás ambassador, the Pardon Commission and the family's former spokesperson, consider the death anniversary to be the full screening of the nation's farewell.
In view of the social importance of the life and work of Ferenc Puskás, the public media considers it a priority task to commemorate the National Athlete in a dignified way. On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of his death, on the m4sport.hu interface, we will present the funeral ceremony of the legendary Hungarian football player in real time, with the same length as the original broadcast, under the title Farewell to the Nation," said MTVA CEO Dániel Papp.
The five-hour broadcast and farewell ceremony were made memorable by the presence of many foreign guests of honor, domestic athletes and public figures. On this occasion, the president of Real Madrid promised that Ferenc Puskás would receive a statue in the training center of the Madrid club. László Csurka recited at the touching ceremony, Ferenc Demjén sang alongside others, Gyula Grosics, Franz Beckenbauer, Lajos Détári, Péter Bozsik read the prayers of the faithful at the funeral mass celebrated by László Kiss-Rigó, Sepp Blatter, György Szepesi, Jenő Buzánszky gave eulogies. or Juan Antonio Samaranch.
"In the fall of 2006, in a disappointing public environment, the Pardon Committee led by President Pál Schmitt, requested by the family, and Gábor Koltay, who organized the monster farewell ceremony, had to organize a dignified funeral for the world's best-known Hungarian man, Ferenc Puskás, who united Hungarians with his unwavering and general popularity," he reported. who is György Szöllősi, Puskás' biographer, former family friend, and today the official ambassador of Puskás affairs - and I think that anyone who watches this moving broadcast from the perspective of 15 years can be convinced that we said goodbye to uncle Öcsi as it was fitting and that we can still draw strength today."
Source: Origo
