Presidents of the National Assembly of Councils (14 June - 6 August): Péter Ágoston, Dezső Bokányi, Miska Kovács, Jenő Pósz, János Szokob, Lajos Urbán
Events
January
January 1 – Czech troops occupied Pozsony (now Bratislava)
January 3 –
Romania begins pacifying the Zsil Valley (now Jiu Valley) in southern Transylvania by collecting weapons [1]
Mass looting in Salgótarján, after the communist-aligned workers' council takes control. A detachment from Hatvan restores order with about 18 deaths and 50 injuries.[2][3]
January 6 – First clash between Romanian and Hungarian forces at Egeres (now Aghireșu)[4]
January 7 -
At an MSZDP meeting, Károlyi and Kunfi intervenes against Garami so that the party does not withdraw from government[5]
A pro-Czechoslovak Ruthenian council in Eperjes (now Prešov) declares Carpathian Ruthenia for Czechoslovakia[6]
January 8
Hutsul Republic declared in Körösmező (now Yasinia)
Transylvanian Saxons declare for Romania in Medgyes (now Mediaș)
Allied economic committee sent by the American mission of Archibald Cary Coolidge arrives to Budapest, led by Alonzo E. Taylor[7]
January 10 – French troops occupy a buffer zone in the Banat between Serbian and Romanian troops
January 11 – Mihály Károlyi named provisional President of the Republic by the National Council, tasked to form a new government[8]
January 12 – Czechoslovak forces capture Ungvár (now Uzhgorod)[9]
January 13 –
Székely Division halts Romanian advance at Cigányi (now Crișeni)[4]
Árpád Paál finishes his memorandum on a "Székely Republic"
January 14 – Romanians arrest István Apáthy for trying to resist the establishment of Romanian administration in Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca)[10]
January 15–29 – A Czech legion temporarily occupies Balassagyarmat, pushed out by local resistance
January 16 – Furthest advance of West-Ukrainian forces into Carpathian Ruthenia. From the Hutsul republic, they reach Máramarossziget (now Sighetu Marmației) where they are pushed back by Romanian troops. Another column advances to Munkács (now Mukachevo) and Csap (now Chop), but retreats after the failure at Máramarossziget.[11]
January 16–29 – Battle of Csucsa (now Ciucea), Romanian advance halted
In Pozsony (now Bratislava), the German and Hungarian population started a protest against the Czechoslovak occupation, the Czechoslovak Legions opened fire on the unarmed demonstrators.[19] The intervention by the Czechoslovak soldiers firing on the peaceful demonstrators caused 8 deaths and 14 injuries.[20]
February 13 – Communists attack the Military Nursing Office and remove its leadership[21]
April 1 – The National Guard and Financial Guard are merged into the Red Army
April 4
Provisional constitution establishes new election system
Lands above 100 acres nationalized
April 4–5 – Smuts Mission: Jan Smuts offers a more favorable demarcation line, the Soviet government rejects it
April 5 – On its last session, the Commission on Romanian and Yugoslav Affairs approves its border proposal for the Romanian-Hungarian border and the division of the Banat[18]
April 7–14 – Council elections in Soviet Hungary
April 10 – Zala county is split into Lower and Upper Zala counties counties
April 12 – Bethlen forms the Antibolsevista Comité (ABC) in Vienna[33]
April 14 – Anti-Soviet group formed in French-occupied Szeged by Béla Kelemen.[34]
Full-scale Czechoslovak attack on Salgótarján begins
Kun and Böhm speak in front of the Workers' and Soldiers' Council, call for the mobilization of the proletariat, resolve to continue fighting[46]
Bankgasse robbery: ABC members steal 100 million Korona from the Hungarian Embassy in Vienna
In the power vacuum, counter-revolutionaries establish control in Szolnok, led by Lajos Thurzó, Antal Bordás-Lassenberg and Andor Kuster. A white guard of 700-800 men is formed.[47]
May 3 – Red army (by Tibor Szamuely and Ottó Steinbrück) re-captures Szolnok from Romanians and counter-revolutionaries[48]
Supreme Council of the Paris Peace Conference accepts border proposals, aside from the Austrian claims to Western-Hungary, these match roughly the final borders to be defined by the Treaty of Trianon[50][54]
Guido Romanelli is delegated to Budapest from the Italian Allied Mission in Vienna.
May 15 – Last session of the ABC. They agree that Pál Teleki should join the Arad/Szeged government, while Bethlen should stay to represent them from Vienna[55]
May 19–20 – Battle of Kisterenye, Hungary repulses Czech attempts to encircle Salgótarján
May 20–21 – Hungary re-captures Miskolc, then repulses a combined Czech-Romanian counter-attack. French advisors replace Italians in the Czech army
May 29 – Republic of Prekmurje declared
May 30 – Northern Campaign begins with the aim to push back Czechoslovak forces[56]
May 31 – The Arad government flees to French-occupied Szeged. Some members are interned by Romanian forces. The First Szeged Government formed, including some former ABC members.[33] Miklós Horthy becomes Minister of Defense.
The Szeged Government establishes the National Army led by Horthy
June 7 – The Paris Peace Conference urges Hungary to withdraw, but does not specify a demarcation line. Béla Kun requests clarification, prompting the conference to finalize the border
June 10 – Hungary re-captures Bártfa (Bardejov), effectively cutting off Carpathian Ruthenia from Czechoslovak forces[33]
June 12 – Paris Peace Conference drafts Hungary's future borders with Romania and Czechoslovakia[59]
June 13 – Clemenceau Note: Clemenceau urges the Hungarian Soviet Republic to withdraw from Upper Hungary, presents Hungary with the planned borders
June 14 – National Assembly of Councils, the Soviet Republic's legislature convenes for the first and only time
Béla Kun and the Revolutionary Governing Council resigns, effectively ending the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Gyula Peidl forms a purely social democratic government by the approval of the Soldiers' and Workers' council
First units of the National army leaves Szeged to Transdanubia, led by Pál Prónay
Former ABC members, the Szeged Government and Vilmos Böhm negotiate in Jockey Club, Vienna. The Graz Command refuses to accept the Peidl Government and decides to invade Hungary[68]
August 5 - The Paris Peace Conference agrees to send a military mission to Budapest[69]
August 6
Antal Lehár arrives to Szombathely, takes command of counter-revolutionary forces in Western Hungary
Habsburg legitimist Friedrich overthrows Peidl
August 7
Freidrich declares Archduke Joseph August head of state as Regent
Archduke Joseph August appoints Friedrich as Prime Minister, forms a Provisional Caretaker Government
Lehár's legitimists enter Kőszeg after "some resistance"[70]
August 9
Horthy declares himself independent of the Szeged Government
October 25 – Christian National Party and Christian Social and Economic Party unifies to form the Christian National Union Party (KNEP)
November
November 1 – Horthy denounces violence against Jews committed by the National Army[83]
November 5 – Negotiations led by George Clerk, an agreement is reached that Miklós Horthy will enter Budapest. Horthy promises not to establish military dictatorship or start a pogrom in Budapest
November 7 – Paris Peace Council issues ultimatum to Romania to withdraw from Hungary.[84]
November 14 – Romanians leave Budapest
November 16 – Horthy's National Army ceremonially enter Budapest
November 17 – 5985. M.E. of 1919 s. decree re-affirms universal secret suffrage (from age 24, with literacy requirements for women)
November 21 – National Smallholders and Agricultural Laborers' Party and National 48-er Independence and Agricultural Laborers' Party unite to form the United Smallholders and Agricultural Laborers' Party (OKGFP)
November 23 – Romania finished withdrawal to the Tisza River
November 24 – Huszár Government formed with Clerk's supervision
November 27 – Clash with Yugoslavian forces at Rédics. Hungarian forces march on Alsólendva but repulsed
December
December: Allies send provisional missions to Hungary, Thomas Hohler (UK), Maurice Fouchet (France), and Vittorio Cerruti (Italy)
December 1 – Hungary is invited to the Paris Peace Conference
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