Slovak Soviet Republic

Slovak Soviet Republic
*Slovenská republika rád* (Slovak)
*Szlovák Tanácsköztársaság* (Hungarian)
Словацька Радянська Республіка (Ukrainian)
Slovak Soviet Republic Slovenská republika rád (Slovak); Szlovák Tanácsköztársaság (Hungarian); Словацька Радянська Республіка (Ukrainian)
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 (Šariš dialect); 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.^[1] Its capital city was Prešov and was established and 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. A similar sounding state called the Slovak Socialist Republic existed during the existence of Czechoslovakia, between 1969 and 1990, succeeded by the Slovak Republic until 1992 and on the 1st of January 1993, Czechoslovakia collapsed into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.