= Hungarian Communist Party = The '''Hungarian Communist Party''' ('''MKP''') (''Magyar Kommunista Párt'') was a [[Hungary/PoliticalParties|political party]] in [[Hungary/Democratization#Hungarian_Soviet_Republic|Hungary]]. <> ---- == Platform == The party was [[WorldHistory/Comintern|Comintern]]-affiliated. ---- == History == The party was created by [[Hungary/BelaKun|Kun]], under the name '''Party of Communists in Hungary''' ('''KMP''') (''Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja''). He took direct orders from [[Russia/VladimirLenin|Lenin]]. The party was banned by the [[Hungary/MihalyKarolyi|Károlyi]] government. The party seized power in March 1919 and established the '''Hungarian Soviet Republic'''. '''Sándor Garbai''' was named prime minister, but as a direct subordinate of [[Russia/VladimirLenin|Lenin]], Kun was the ''de facto'' head of state. This state continued for a few months, until [[Romania/FerdinandI|Romanian]] intervention ousted it. The party was renamed to the '''Hungarian Communist Party''' during the [[Hungary/Democratization#Occupation|Soviet occupation]]. In 1948, the party was forcibly merged with the [[Hungary/SocialDemocraticParty|SDP]] to form the [[Hungary/WorkingPeoplesParty|MDP]]. ---- == Leaders == ---- CategoryRicottone