The Slovak Soviet Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika rád, Hungarian: Szlovák Tanácsköztársaság, Ukrainian: Словацька РадÑнÑька РеÑпубліка, literally: "Slovak Republic of Councils" - the name originated before the Russian word "Soviet" (council) became widespread in Slovak and other languages include Hungarian and Ukrainian) comprised a very short-lived communist state in southeast Slovakia from 16 June to 7 July 1919 with its capital city in PreÅ¡ov, the former Soviet country was headed formerly by the Czechoslovak journalist AntonÃn JanouÅ¡ek.
After the conclusion of World War I in 1918, Czechoslovakia began occupying the area in accordance with the preliminary peace settlements, However, Slovakia (Upper Hungary) was preemptively occupied by Red Guards from the Hungarian Soviet Republic and the Ukrainian SSR, who set up the Slovak Soviet Republic as a puppet regime.
Following a brief war between Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Romania, Slovakia was fully restored into Czechoslovakia and the Hungarian Soviet Republic was wholly occupied by Romania.
See also
- Hungarian Soviet Republic (Councils Republic of Hungary)
- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- German Revolution of 1918â€"1919
- Spartacist uprising
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