Slovak Soviet Republic

Slovak Soviet Republic Slovenská republika rád Szlovák Tanácsköztársaság Словацька Радянська Республіка
1919–1919
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "Proletari caleho šveta, spojce še!" "Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem: "Internacionála" The Internationale
Slovak Soviet Republic
Status	Puppet state of the Hungarian Soviet Republic
Capital	Prešov
Common languages	Slovak Hungarian Ukrainian
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. Its capital city was Prešov and was headed by Czech journalist Antonín Janoušek. It was the fourth communist state created in history.

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 among 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

• Hungarian Soviet Republic (Council Republic of Hungary)
• Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
• German Revolution of 1918–1919
• Spartacist uprising

Further reading

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