Bavarian Soviet Republic
1919 unrecognized socialist state in Bavaria, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bavarian Soviet Republic, also known as the Munich Soviet Republic (German: Räterepublik Baiern, Münchner Räterepublik),[1][2][3] was a short-lived unrecognised socialist state in Bavaria during the German Revolution of 1918–1919.[4][5] It took the form of a workers' council republic. Its name is also sometimes rendered in English as the Bavarian Council Republic;[6] the German term Räterepublik means a republic of councils or committees, and council or committee is also the meaning of the Russian word soviet.[3] It was established in April 1919 after the demise of Kurt Eisner's government and sought to establish a soviet republic in Bavaria. It was overthrown less than a month later by elements of the German Army and the paramilitary Freikorps. Several individuals involved in its overthrow later joined the Nazi Party.
Bavarian Soviet Republic Münchner Räterepublik | |||||||||||||
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1919 | |||||||||||||
Motto: "Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch!" "Workers of the world, unite!" | |||||||||||||
Anthem: Die Internationale The Internationale | |||||||||||||
Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||||||
Capital | Munich | ||||||||||||
Common languages | German | ||||||||||||
Government | Soviet republic | ||||||||||||
• 6 April 1919 - 12 April 1919 | Ernst Toller | ||||||||||||
• 12 April 1919 – 3 May 1919 | Eugen Leviné | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Interwar period · Revolutions of 1917–1923 · Political violence in Germany (1918–1933) | ||||||||||||
• Established | 6 April 1919 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 3 May 1919 | ||||||||||||
Currency | German Papiermark (ℳ) | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |