Sándor Garbai

Sándor Garbai
Sándor Garbai on the 19 March 1919
Chairman of the Hungarian Central Executive Council
In office 21 March 1919 – 1 August 1919
Preceded by	Mihály Károlyi
Succeeded by	Gyula Peidl
Personal details
Born	(1879-03-27)27 March 1879 Kiskunhalas, Hungary
Died	Paris, France
Nationality	Hungarian
Political party	Hungarian Social Democratic Party Hungarian Socialist Party Hungarian Socialist and Communist Party
Profession	politician

The native form of this personal name is Garbai Sándor. This article uses the Western name order.

Sándor Garbai (27 March 1879 – 7 November 1947) was a Hungarian socialist politician.

Political career

He came to power as both prime minister and de facto president in March 1919 in alliance with the Communists, and proclaimed a Soviet Republic. Although Garbai remained titular head of the Hungarian Soviet Republic for most of its length, practical authority was in the hands of Communist foreign minister Béla Kun.

Bust of Garbai

References

Political offices
Preceded by Mihály Károlyi as Provisional President	Chairman of the Hungarian Central Executive Council 1919	Succeeded by Gyula Peidl as Prime Minister
Preceded by Dénes Berinkey as Prime Minister
Preceded by József Pogány	Minister of Religion and Education 1919	Succeeded by Sándor Imre