Dénes Berinkey (17 October 1871 – 25 June 1944) was a Hungarian jurist and politician who served as 21st

Prime Minister of Hungary The prime minister of Hungary () is the head of government of Hungary. The prime minister and the government of Hungary, Cabinet are collectively accountability, accountable for their policies and actions to the National Assembly (Hungary), Par ...

in the regime of

Mihály Károlyi Count Mihály Ádám György Miklós Károlyi de Nagykároly (; ; or in short simple form: Michael Károlyi; 4 March 1875 – 19 March 1955) was a Hungarian politician who served as a leader of the short-lived and unrecognized First Hungarian Re ...

for two months in 1919. On 20 March 1919 the French presented the

Vix Note The Vix Note or Vyx Note ( or ) was a communiqué note sent by (or Vyx), a French lieutenant colonel and delegate of the Entente, to the government of Mihály Károlyi of the First Hungarian Republic, notifying them of the Entente's intention to ...

ordering Hungarian troops farther back into Hungary; it was widely assumed that the military lines would be the new frontiers. Berinkey was unwilling to accept the note, as it would have endangered the country's territorial integrity. He was in no position to reject it, however, and he along with his cabinet resigned. President Károlyi then announced that only the Social Democrats could form a new government. Unknown to Károlyi, the Social Democrats had merged with the Communists. When Károlyi turned over power to what he thought was a Social Democratic government, he was actually swearing in a Communist one. The new government promptly proclaimed the

Hungarian Soviet Republic The Hungarian Soviet Republic, also known as the Socialist Federative Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived communist state that existed from 21 March 1919 to 1 August 1919 (133 days), succeeding the First Hungarian Republic. The Hungari ...

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Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Karl-Heinz Gräfe: ''Von der Asternrevolution zur Räterepublik. Ungarn 1918/19'', in: UTOPIE kreativ, Oktober 2004, S. 885–900

1871 births 1944 deaths People from Nové Zámky District Hungarians in Slovakia Prime ministers of Hungary Ministers of foreign affairs of Hungary Members of justice of Hungary Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery {{Hungary-politician-stub