His administration included such figures as Gyorgy Lukacs and Matyas Rakosi, but food shortages led to the quick end to his 1919 regime.
In his later career, he was sent to Germany to lead an abortive revolution known as the "March Action." Earlier, his regime reversed territorial losses to Czechoslovakia and Romania and nationalized estates, which caused consternation among his peasant supporters, who wanted immediate transfer of property to themselves. He had been imprisoned during World War I, but was able to continue as party leader from behind bars, and when he was freed, he immediately became the commissar for foreign affairs and de facto head of the new government. His administration included such figures as Gyorgy Lukacs and Matyas Rakosi, but food shortages led to the quick end to his 1919 regime. For 10 points, name this leader of the abortive Hungarian Soviet Republic.
In his later career, he was sent to Germany to lead an abortive revolution known as the "March Action."
Bela {Kun}