On , Orbán and 36 other university students—mostly from the prestigious Bibó István Law College in Budapest—founded Fidesz (Alliance of Young Democrats).
At its inception, Fidesz was a liberal, pro-Western youth movement that openly challenged the Hungarian Young Communist League. 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. On , Orbán and 36 other university students—mostly
Orbán became a household name on , during the ceremonial reburial of Imre Nagy, the martyred leader of the 1956 Revolution. Fidesz was a liberal