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Hungarian Soviet Republic

Hungarian Republic of Councils
Magyarországi Tanácsköztársaság
1919
Flag Emblem
Motto
"Világ proletárjai, egyesüljetek!"
"Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem
Internacionálé
The Internationale
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
Capital Budapest
Languages Hungarian
Government Soviet socialist republic
Leader
 •  1919 Béla Kun
Chairman
 •  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
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Hungarian Democratic Republic
Hungarian Democratic Republic
Today part of  Hungary
 Slovakia
 Ukraine
 Romania
 Austria

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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