Banat Republic
The Banat Republic (Romanian: Republica banateana, Serbian Banatska republika, Банатска република, Hungarian Bánáti Köztársaság ) was proclaimed on November 1, 1918 in Timisoara for the area of the historical Banat. You had to keep as an attempt by the collapse of Austria -Hungary, the multiethnic Banat before the division between Hungary, Serbia and Romania.
History
After the fall of Austria -Hungarian double monarchy constituted individual military councils, separated by the respective ethnic groups. They agreed on 31 October on creating institutions for managing the entire Banat area. On the following day, November 1, 1918, the inaugural meeting of the People's Council took place in which all nationalities were represented. On the same day called Otto Roth, who should take over as a civilian People's Commissar together with Albert Bartha, the Military Commissioner and the People's Council, the Administration, on the balcony of the City Hall of Timisoara, the Republic of.
The leadership of the state organized especially the supply of food and consumer goods, presented on people's militia and police forces. However, it lacked the Republic both at home and abroad to recognition because of large Romanian population sought a connection to the Romanian Kingdom and both Romania and Serbia claimed the area that was both warranted in secret treaties during the war by the Entente Powers had.
The short history of the Republic ended on November 15, 1918 with the invasion of Serbian troops who took over the administration. As a result, the country was divided on June 21, 1919 between Romania, Serbia and Hungary.
Population
The population of the Banat Republic was 1,582,133 people, of them were:
- 592 049 ( 37.42 %) Romanians
- 387 545 ( 24,50 %), German ( Banat Swabians, Bergland German )
- 284 329 ( 17.97 %) Serbs
- 242.152 ( 15,31 %), Hungary
There were also minorities of Czechs, Slovaks, Bulgarians, Ukrainians and Croatians. The orthodox Christianity were 855 852 ( 54,10 % ) to persons of the Roman Catholic Church 591 447 persons ( 37.38 %). In addition, there were smaller groups of Calvinists, Lutherans, Greek Catholics and Jews.