Osztojkan, Bela — (1948 ) Hungary. Poet. He is the chief editor of Phralipe, a monthly Romani literary magazine and the president of Phralipe, the Free Organization of Gypsies, a Hungarian Roma Rights group. His publications include a book of poems, a… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Romani society and culture — The culture of the Romani people is rich and various because of unique properties of Romani history. In spite of the large variety in Romani culture, all the Romani peoples have similar value system and world perception. Indian heritage… … Wikipedia
Roma minority of Hungary — Infobox Ethnic group group = Roma people of Hungary Magyar cigányok Magyarországi romák poptime = 205,720 (census 2001) [ [http://www.nepszamlalas.hu/eng/volumes/24/tables/load1 1.html Hungarian census 2001] ] Estimated: 450,000 to 1,000,000 [… … Wikipedia
Roma in Hungary — Magyar cigányok Magyarországi romák Total population 205,720 (census 2001) … Wikipedia
Théâtre tsigane en France — Le théâtre tsigane (ou théâtre manouche) d avant guerre en France comportait entre 200 et 300 troupes familiales. Histoire du théâtre tsigane en France Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. Votre aide est la… … Wikipédia en Français
Chronology of Gypsy History — 224 241 Persia: In the reign of Shah Ardashir, Gypsies first come from India to work. 420 438 Persia: Bahram Gur, Shah of Persia, brings Gypsy musicians from India. 661 Arab Empire: Indians (Zott) brought from India to Mesopotamia. 669 /670 Arab… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Abdi, Faik — Macedonia. Contemporary political activist. In 1948, he was a founding member of Phralipe. This was the first Romany cultural association permitted by the postwar Communist authorities in Macedonia and acted as a covert forum of Romany… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Hungary — Estimated Gypsy population: 750,000. Gypsies may have reached Hungary by 1316, but the first certain reference to Gypsies refers to musicians who played on the island of Czepel for Queen Beatrice in 1489. However, others certainly passed… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Pralipe — Macedonia/Germany. Est. 1970. Director: Rahim Burhan. A theater company originally from Skopje performing in Romani. It moved to Mühlheim in Germany after the Yugoslav Communist Party evicted it from its theater building and its grants were… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Yugoslavia — Estimated Gypsy population of Yugoslavia in 1992 (before the breakup of the republic): one million. More than 50,000 Yugoslav Gypsies had perished during the Nazi Holocaust, leaving a population of perhaps 600,000 in 1945. In 1981 a census… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies