Slovak Soviet Republic

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Slovenská republika rád Slovak Soviet Republic ← 1919 → Flag Capital Kosice Language(s) Slovak Government Socialist republic President Antonín Janoušek Historical era Interwar period  - Established June 16, 1919  - Disestablished July 7, 1919

The Slovak Soviet Republic (in Slovak: Slovenská republika rád = literally: "Slovak Republic of Councils" - the name originated before the Russian word soviet (council) became widespread in Slovak and other languages) comprised a very short-lived communist state in south and eastern Slovakia from 16 June to 7 July 1919, with its capital in Košice, and headed by the Czech journalist Antonín Janoušek.

After the confusions of 1918, the army of the newly-formed Czechoslovakia received orders to gain full control over Slovakia. A successful attack of the Red Guards (see Hungarian Soviet Republic) led to the occupation of a large part of Slovakia and the setting up of the Slovak Soviet Republic. After negotiating with the Entente powers the Hungarian Soviet Republic's Red Guards retired to Hungary, the Czechoslovak army occupied the area, and the Slovak Soviet Republic ceased to exist.

[edit] Trivia

SSR was declared in 16 June in Prešov, so many people incorrectly think that Presov was the capital of this state. But it was decided that the seat of government would be Kosice, because they were closer to the Hungarian borders.

[edit] See also

• Hungarian Soviet Republic (Councils Republic of Hungary)

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			Second Republic of Czecho-Slovakia (ČSR) (1938–1939) Including autonomous regions of Slovakia and Carpatho-​Ukraine	Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945)
Slovakia				WWII Slovak Republic (1939–1945)						Slovakia (since 1993)
				Sth. Slovakia and Carpatho-​Ukraine Awarded to  Hungary (1939–1945)
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