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Bavarian Soviet Republic

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Also known as Bavarian Council Republic, Munich Soviet Republic, Munich Council Republic

short-lived unrecognised socialist state in Bavaria during the German Revolution of 1918–19

Key facts

Status
Unrecognized state
Capital
Munich
Common languages
German
Government
Soviet republic
6 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
Mark (ℳ)

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Munich
Continent
Europe
Capital
Munich
Official language
German
Form of government
soviet republic
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Commons category
Bavarian Council Republic
inception
1919-04-06
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1919-05-03
located in the present-day administrative territorial entity
Germany
native label
Münchner Räterepublik
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The Bavarian Soviet Republic, also known as Bavarian Council Republic or the Munich Soviet Republic (German: Räterepublik Baiern, Münchner Räterepublik), was a short-lived unrecognised socialist state in Bavaria during the German revolution of 1918–1919.

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