Aster Revolution
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The Aster Revolution or Chrysanthemum Revolution was a revolution in Hungary
led by leftist liberal count Mihály Károlyi
, who founded the Hungarian Democratic Republic
.
Károlyi had helped establish the Social Democratic
Hungarian National Council (HNC), which demanded the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the early morning hours of 31 October 1918, with support of the soldiers from the Hungarian Army, HNC protesters wearing the Aster flower helped seize public buildings throughout Budapest. Prime Minister Sándor Wekerle
resigned and former Prime Minister István Tisza
was murdered.
By the end of the day, King Charles IV had accepted the coup and appointed Károlyi as Hungary's New Prime Minister. The Hungarian Democratic Republic
was proclaimed on 16 November 1918 with Károlyi named as president.
In March 1919, the republic was overturned by another revolution, and the Hungarian Soviet Republic
was created. It had a short life, followed by the restoration of the Kingdom of Hungary
, but as an independent nation.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
led by leftist liberal count Mihály Károlyi
Mihály Károlyi
Count Mihály Ádám György Miklós Károlyi de Nagykároly was briefly Hungary's leader in 1918-19 during a short-lived democracy...
, who founded the Hungarian Democratic Republic
Hungarian Democratic Republic
The Hungarian People's Republic was an independent republic proclaimed after the collapse of Austria-Hungary in 1918...
.
Károlyi had helped establish the Social Democratic
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
Hungarian National Council (HNC), which demanded the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the early morning hours of 31 October 1918, with support of the soldiers from the Hungarian Army, HNC protesters wearing the Aster flower helped seize public buildings throughout Budapest. Prime Minister Sándor Wekerle
Sándor Wekerle
Sándor Wekerle was a Hungarian politician who served three times as prime minister.He was born in Mór, in the comitatus of Fejér. His mother was Antónia Szép.After studying law at the University of Budapest he graduated doctor juris...
resigned and former Prime Minister István Tisza
István Tisza
Count István Tisza de Borosjenő et Szeged was a Hungarian politician, prime minister, and member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences....
was murdered.
By the end of the day, King Charles IV had accepted the coup and appointed Károlyi as Hungary's New Prime Minister. The Hungarian Democratic Republic
Hungarian Democratic Republic
The Hungarian People's Republic was an independent republic proclaimed after the collapse of Austria-Hungary in 1918...
was proclaimed on 16 November 1918 with Károlyi named as president.
In March 1919, the republic was overturned by another revolution, and the Hungarian Soviet Republic
Hungarian Soviet Republic
The Hungarian Soviet Republic or Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived Communist state established in Hungary in the aftermath of World War I....
was created. It had a short life, followed by the restoration of the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
, but as an independent nation.