Polity Soviet Republic of Saxony

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A short-lived, unrecognised socialist state during the German Revolution of 1918-19.

Establishment

  • November 1918: The Soviet Republic of Saxony was established during the German Revolution of 1918-19 by socialist leader Richard Lipinski.

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. German Revolution

Was a civil conflict in the German Empire at the end of the First World War that resulted in the replacement of the German federal constitutional monarchy with a democratic parliamentary republic.

1.1.1.1. Revolutionary States

A series of short-lived states were proclaimed in various territories of the German Empire in the aftermath of World War I.

  • November 1918: The Soviet Republic of Saxony was established during the German Revolution of 1918-19 by socialist leader Richard Lipinski.
  • January 1919: The Soviet Republic of Saxony lasted only a few weeks before being overthrown by the Weimar Republic.

Disestablishment

  • January 1919: The Soviet Republic of Saxony lasted only a few weeks before being overthrown by the Weimar Republic.