Münchner Räterepublik | |
|---|---|
| 1919 | |
 Flag | |
Motto: Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch! Workers of the world, unite! | |
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| Capital | Munich |
| Common languages | German |
| Government | |
• Leader | Eugen Leviné |
• Established | 6 April 1919 |
• Dissolution | 3 May 1919 |
The Bavarian Soviet Republic was a revolutionary socialist state in the Weimar Republic that existed for less than a month in 1919.[1]
History
After the German Empire was overthrown in November of 1918, the People's State of Bavaria was established. It was led by Kurt Eisner, a democratic socialist.
On April 6, the People's State of Bavaria was overthrown and the Bavarian Soviet Republic was established.
References
- ↑ Eric James Hooglund (1966). The Munich Soviet Republic of April, 1919. Orono, Maine: University of Maine.