Aster Revolution | |||||||
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Part of the aftermath of World War I and the Revolutions of 1917–23 | |||||||
Revolutionary soldiers wearing aster flowers, 31 October 1918 |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mihály Károlyi János Hock József Pogány Imre Csernyák István Friedrich |
Charles IV Archduke Joseph János Hadik Sándor Wekerle |
Revolutionary victory
The Aster Revolution or Chrysanthemum Revolution (Hungarian: Őszirózsás forradalom) was a revolution in Hungary led by Count Mihály Károlyi in the aftermath of World War I which led to the foundation of the short-lived First Hungarian People's Republic.
Károlyi had helped establish the social democratic Hungarian National Council (HNC) which demanded the secession of Hungary from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the early morning hours of 31 October 1918, with support of the soldiers from the Hungarian Army, HNC protesters wearing the aster flowers helped seize public buildings throughout Budapest. Prime Minister Sándor Wekerle resigned and former Prime Minister István Tisza was murdered.