At its inception, Fidesz was a liberal, pro-Western youth movement that openly challenged the Hungarian Young Communist League.

On , Orbán and 36 other university students—mostly from the prestigious Bibó István Law College in Budapest—founded Fidesz (Alliance of Young Democrats).

To maintain its "young" identity, the party initially had an upper age limit of 35 for its members.

During this time, Orbán received a scholarship from the George Soros Foundation to study the history of civil society at Oxford. 2. The Breakout Moment: The 1989 Speech

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At its inception, Fidesz was a liberal, pro-Western youth movement that openly challenged the Hungarian Young Communist League.

On , Orbán and 36 other university students—mostly from the prestigious Bibó István Law College in Budapest—founded Fidesz (Alliance of Young Democrats). viktor_orban_poczatki_politycznej_kariery_w_jak...

To maintain its "young" identity, the party initially had an upper age limit of 35 for its members. At its inception, Fidesz was a liberal, pro-Western

During this time, Orbán received a scholarship from the George Soros Foundation to study the history of civil society at Oxford. 2. The Breakout Moment: The 1989 Speech At its inception