Polity Hungarian republic

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Was the Republican Government of Hungary between 1919 and 1920. It existed until the Monarchy was restored with Miklós Horthy as regent.

Establishment

  • August 1919: The Hungarian Soviet Republic ended when Hungarians sent representatives to negotiate their surrender to the Romanian forces.
  • August 1919: French-supported Romanian forces entered Budapest. The Communist government of Hungary collapsed and its leaders flee.
  • August 1919: Romania occupied all of Hungary with the exception of an area around Lake Balaton.
  • September 1919: The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, recognizing Romanian sovereignty over Bukovina but the frontiers of Romania was to be later fixed.
  • September 1919: The Treaty of St. Germain established the borders of the Czechoslovak Republic.
  • October 1919: The territory of Hutsul accepted the admission into the First Czechoslovak Republic in September 1919, where it remained during the interwar period.

Chronology

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1. World War I

Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

1.1. Aftermath of World War I

Were a series of treaties and military events that can be considered a direct consequence of World War I.

1.1.1. Hungarian-Romanian War

Was a war between Romania and Hungary over territorial disputes after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I.

1.1.1.1. Romanian invasion of Hungary to conquer further territories

Was a Romanian military invasion of Hungary after Romania had already occupied Transylvania.

  • August 1919: French-supported Romanian forces entered Budapest. The Communist government of Hungary collapsed and its leaders flee.
  • August 1919: Romania occupied all of Hungary with the exception of an area around Lake Balaton.
  • January 1920: In early 1920, Romanian troops departed Hungary. All of Hungary but a region around Lake Balaton was evacuated.

1.1.1.2. Hungarian-Romanian War Aftermath

The border between Romania and Hungary after World War I was decided in the The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919).

  • September 1919: The Treaty of St. Germain established the borders of the Czechoslovak Republic.
  • September 1919: The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, recognizing Romanian sovereignty over Bukovina but the frontiers of Romania was to be later fixed.

1.1.2. Establishment of the Hutsul Republic

Was the creation of Republic of Hutsul in Ukraine during the dissolution of Austria-Hungary.

  • October 1919: The territory of Hutsul accepted the admission into the First Czechoslovak Republic in September 1919, where it remained during the interwar period.

1.1.3. Aftermath of World War I in Hungary

Events that happened shortly after the end of World War I in Hungary.

  • August 1919: The Hungarian Soviet Republic ended when Hungarians sent representatives to negotiate their surrender to the Romanian forces.
  • February 1920: On 29 February 1920, the parliament restored the Hungarian monarchy, ending the republic, and in March, annulled both the Pragmatic Sanction of 1723 and the Compromise of 1867. The parliament postponed electing a king until civil disorder had subsided. Former Austro-Hungarian admiral Miklós Horthy became regent, a position he would hold until 1944.

Disestablishment

  • January 1920: In early 1920, Romanian troops departed Hungary. All of Hungary but a region around Lake Balaton was evacuated.
  • February 1920: On 29 February 1920, the parliament restored the Hungarian monarchy, ending the republic, and in March, annulled both the Pragmatic Sanction of 1723 and the Compromise of 1867. The parliament postponed electing a king until civil disorder had subsided. Former Austro-Hungarian admiral Miklós Horthy became regent, a position he would hold until 1944.