Hungarian Soviet Republic

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The Hungarian Soviet Republic was a short-lived communist state established in 1919 that briefly replaced the Kingdom of Hungary in the chaotic aftermath of World War I.

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instanceOf former country
one-party state
socialist state
alsoKnownAs Hungarian Soviet Republic
surface form: Hungarian Republic of Councils

Hungarian Soviet Republic
surface form: Magyarországi Tanácsköztársaság
capital Budapest
causeOfEnd Romanian military intervention
internal political instability
conflict Hungarian–Czechoslovak War (1919)
Hungarian–Romanian War (1919)
continent Europe
country Hungary
currency Austro-Hungarian krone
deFactoLeader Béla Kun
dissolvedBy Hungarian–Romanian War (1919)
surface form: Romanian Army occupation of Budapest
duration about 133 days
endTime 1919-08-01
establishedAfter Aster Revolution
dissolution of Austria-Hungary
executiveBody Revolutionary Governing Council
flagDescription red flag with golden hammer and sickle in a wreath and a red star
followedBy Kingdom of Hungary
surface form: Kingdom of Hungary (Regency)

Romanian occupation of Hungary
governmentForm Soviet republic
headOfGovernment Sándor Garbai
headOfState Sándor Garbai
historicalContext aftermath of World War I
historicalPeriod interwar period
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
inspiredBy Russian Revolution
surface form: October Revolution

Russian SFSR
surface form: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
introducedPolicy land reform plans
nationalization of industry
separation of church and state
workers’ councils
legislativeBody National Assembly of Soviets
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
nationalAnthem Internationale
officialLanguage Hungarian
partOf European revolutions of 1917–1923
precededBy Kingdom of Hungary
sharesBorderDuringExistenceWith Austria
Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Romania
shortName Hungarian Soviet Republic self-link
startTime 1919-03-21
territoryClaimed Kingdom of Hungary
surface form: historical Kingdom of Hungary (within post-WWI limits)

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Soviet–Hungarian relations significantEvent Hungarian Soviet Republic
Ernő Gerő participantIn Hungarian Soviet Republic
Kingdom of Hungary replacedBy Hungarian Soviet Republic
this entity surface form: Hungarian Democratic Republic
Ferenc Münnich participantIn Hungarian Soviet Republic
King of Hungary successorState Hungarian Soviet Republic
this entity surface form: Hungarian Republic
Hungarian Soviet Republic shortName Hungarian Soviet Republic self-link
Hungarian Soviet Republic alsoKnownAs Hungarian Soviet Republic
this entity surface form: Hungarian Republic of Councils
Hungarian Soviet Republic alsoKnownAs Hungarian Soviet Republic
this entity surface form: Magyarországi Tanácsköztársaság
Mátyás Rákosi participantIn Hungarian Soviet Republic
Mátyás Rákosi employedBy Hungarian Soviet Republic
White Terror in Hungary follows Hungarian Soviet Republic
White Terror in Hungary opposedTo Hungarian Soviet Republic
Ilona Duczynska participantIn Hungarian Soviet Republic