Polity West Ukrainian People's Republic

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Was a short-lived polity that controlled most of Eastern Galicia from November 1918 to July 1919.

Establishment

  • November 1918: The West Ukrainian People's Republic was proclaimed.
  • November 1918: The Komancza Republic was a short-lived microstate, an association of thirty three Lemko villages, seated in Komańcza in eastern Lemkivshchyna, that existed between 4 November 1918 and 24 January 1919.
  • November 1918: On November 9 Polish forces attempted to seize the Drohobych oil fields by surprise but were driven back, outnumbered by the Ukrainians. The resulting stalemate saw the Poles retaining control over Lviv and a narrow strip of land around a railway linking the city to Poland, while the rest of eastern Galicia remained under the control of the West Ukrainian National Republic.
  • November 1918: The Romanian Army occupied Chernivtsi.

Chronology

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1. Russian Civil War

Was a Civil War in Russia that involved varios factions but mainly the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Army in the core Russian territories, as well as a multitude of local secessionist states. At the end of war the Bolsheviks were victorious and established the Soviet Union.

1.1. Ukrainian-Soviet War

Was a conflict between Ukrainian nationalist forces and the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. It also included a multitude of ethnical and local factions.

  • November 1918: The West Ukrainian People's Republic was proclaimed.
  • November 1918: The Komancza Republic was a short-lived microstate, an association of thirty three Lemko villages, seated in Komańcza in eastern Lemkivshchyna, that existed between 4 November 1918 and 24 January 1919.
  • November 1918: On November 9 Polish forces attempted to seize the Drohobych oil fields by surprise but were driven back, outnumbered by the Ukrainians. The resulting stalemate saw the Poles retaining control over Lviv and a narrow strip of land around a railway linking the city to Poland, while the rest of eastern Galicia remained under the control of the West Ukrainian National Republic.
  • January 1919: Act Zluky: The government of the West Ukrainian People's Republic officially united with the Ukrainian People's Republic.

2. 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.

2.1. Aftermath of World War I

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

2.1.1. Polish-Ukrainian War

Was a conflict between the Second Polish Republic and Ukrainian forces (both the West Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian People's Republic).

  • November 1918: The Romanian Army occupied Chernivtsi.

Disestablishment

  • January 1919: Act Zluky: The government of the West Ukrainian People's Republic officially united with the Ukrainian People's Republic.