Hungarian Republic of Councils
| Hungarian Republic of Councils | ||||||||||
| Magyarországi Tanácsköztársaság | ||||||||||
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Motto "Világ proletárjai, egyesüljetek!" "Workers of the world, unite!" |
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Anthem Internacionálé The Internationale |
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 Map of territory of the former Kingdom of Hungary, May–August 1919
Controlled by Romania in April 1919
Controlled by the Soviet Republic of Hungary
Subsequently controlled by Soviet Republic of Hungary to establish the Slovak Soviet Republic
Controlled by France and Yugoslav countries
Borders of Hungary in 1918
Borders of Hungary in 1920
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| Capital | Budapest | |||||||||
| Languages | Hungarian | |||||||||
| Government | Soviet socialist republic | |||||||||
| Leader | ||||||||||
| • | 1919 | Béla Kun | ||||||||
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| • | 1919 | Sándor Garbai | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Soviets | |||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | |||||||||
| • | Established | 21 March 1919 | ||||||||
| • | Constitution | 23 June 1919 | ||||||||
| • | Disestablished | 1 August 1919 | ||||||||
| Currency | Hungarian korona | |||||||||
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| Today part of |
 Hungary Slovakia Ukraine Romania Austria
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The Hungarian Soviet Republic or Hungarian Republic of Councils (Hungarian: Magyarországi Tanácsköztársaság or Magyarországi Szocialista Szövetséges Tanácsköztársaság) was a short-lived independent communist state established in Hungary in the aftermath of World War I.
It was the successor of the Hungarian Democratic Republic and lasted only from 21 March to 1 August 1919. The state was led by Béla Kun and was not recognized by France, the UK or the US. It was the second socialist state in the world to be formed after the October Revolution in Russia brought the Bolsheviks to power. De facto, the Hungarian Soviet Republic didn't have an independent foreign policy; it had to follow and fulfill the commands, instructions and interests of the Kremlin. The Hungarian Republic of Councils had military conflicts with the Kingdom of Romania, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the evolving Czechoslovakia. It collapsed on 1 August 1919 when Hungarians sent representatives to negotiate their surrender to the Romanian forces.
As the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy collapsed in 1918, an independent Hungarian Democratic Republic was formed after the Aster Revolution. Official proclamation of the republic was on 16 November 1918 and its president became Mihály Károlyi. Károlyi struggled to establish the government's authority and to control the country.
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