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==Regent of Hungary==
==Regent of Hungary==
After the conclusion of the First World War, Hungary was in turmoil, having lost two-thirds of its territory and undergoing internal instability. The country briefly was controlled by a communist government. In May 1919, Count Gyula Károlyi asked Horthy to join his counterrevolutionary government which was trying to defeat the communists.<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> Horthy, the "only available high-ranking officer" who did not join the communist government, became the Minister of War.<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> He became the leader of the counterrevolutionary National Army, and in November 1919 he took the Hungarian capital [[Budapest]] from the communists, defeating them and their leader [[Béla Kun]].<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/>
[[File:Hungary, Treaty of Trianon.png|thumb|225px|Hungary before and after the [[Treaty of Trianon]]]]
[[File:Hungary 1941-44 Administrative Map.png|thumb|225px|Hungary regained some of its lost territory under Horthy]]
After the conclusion of the First World War, Hungary was in turmoil, having lost over two-thirds of its territory and undergoing internal instability. The country briefly was controlled by a communist government. In May 1919, Count Gyula Károlyi asked Horthy to join his counterrevolutionary government which was trying to defeat the communists.<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> Horthy, the "only available high-ranking officer" who did not join the communist government, became the Minister of War.<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> He became the leader of the counterrevolutionary National Army, and in November 1919 he took the Hungarian capital [[Budapest]] from the communists, defeating them and their leader [[Béla Kun]].<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/>
Horthy and his fellow officers formed what was called the Szeged Idea, "which was counterrevolutionary, right-leaning, and militant", gaining the support of the conservative aristocracy, churches, and many peasants.<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> They were also known for their cruelty and their role in beginning what became known as the White Terror,<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> which followed Red Terror under the communists.
Horthy and his fellow officers formed what was called the Szeged Idea, "which was counterrevolutionary, right-leaning, and militant", gaining the support of the conservative aristocracy, churches, and many peasants.<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> They were also known for their cruelty and their role in beginning what became known as the White Terror,<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> which followed Red Terror under the communists.