The Hungarian Soviet Republic was led by Bla Kun.
 Krolyi yielded to United States president Woodrow Wilson's demand for pacifism by ordering the unilateral self-disarmament of the Hungarian Army
 For their part, the neighboring countries used the so-called "struggle against communism", first against the capitalist and liberal government of Count Mihly Krolyi and later against the soviet republic of communist Bela Kun, as a justification for their expansionist ambitions

