Soviet Republic of Hungary
| Hungarian Soviet Republic | ||||||||||
| 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 literally Republic of Councils in Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarországi Tanácsköztársaság or Magyarországi Szocialista Szövetséges Tanácsköztársaság) was a short-lived (133 days) communist rump state. When the Republic of Councils in Hungary was established, it controlled only approximately 23% of the territory of Hungary's classic borders.
It was the successor of the first Hungarian People's Republic and lasted only from 21 March to 1 August 1919. Though the de jure leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republic was president Sándor Garbai, the de facto power was in the hands of foreign minister Béla Kun, who maintained direct contact with Lenin via radiotelegraph. It was Lenin who gave the direct orders and advice to Béla Kun via constant radio communication with the Kremlin. It was the second socialist state in the world to be formed, only preceded by the October Revolution in Russia which brought the Bolsheviks to power. 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 ended 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 People's Republic was formed after the Aster Revolution. The 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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