Slovak Soviet Republic

Slovak Soviet Republic
Slovenská republika rád
Szlovák Tanácsköztársaság

Словацька Радянська Республіка
1919–1919
Motto: "Proletári všetkých krajín, spojte sa!"
"Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem: "Internacionála"
The Internationale
  Slovak Soviet Republic
Status Puppet state representing the Hungarian Soviet Republic
Capital Prešov
Common languages
Government Soviet socialist republic
Chairman of the Revolutionary Government Council  
Historical era Interwar period
 Proclaimed
16 June 1919
 Military intervention
7 July 1919
ISO 3166 code SK
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)
Hungarian Soviet Republic
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)

The Slovak Soviet Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika rád, Hungarian: Szlovák Tanácsköztársaság, Ukrainian: Словацька Радянська Республіка, literally: "Slovak Republic of Councils") was a short-lived Communist state in southeast Slovakia in existence from 16 June 1919 to 7 July 1919.[1] Its capital city was Prešov and was headed by Czech journalist Antonín Janoušek.

In 1918, Czechoslovak troops began occupying northern Hungary in accordance with the territorial promises that the Triple Entente made to Czechoslovak politicians during World War I. However, Upper Hungary (today mostly Slovakia) was occupied by Hungarian troops from the Hungarian Soviet Republic, who helped create the Slovak Soviet Republic.

Following a brief war between Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Romania, the Slovak Soviet Republic fell and later the territory was incorporated into Czechoslovakia.

Proclamation of the Slovak Soviet Republic in Prešov

See also

References

Further reading

  • Toma, Peter A. "The Slovak Soviet Republic of 1919" American Slavic & East European Review (1958) 17#2 pp 203–215.


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