Hutsul Republic

Hutsul Republic Гуцульська республіка Huculśka Respublika
1919
Flag
Status	Unrecognized state
Capital	Yasinia
Common languages	Ukrainian
Government	Republic
Prime Minister
• 1919	Stepan Kločurak
Historical era	World War I
• Established	8 January 1919
• Disestablished	11 June 1919
Preceded by Succeeded by Austria-Hungary West Ukrainian People's Republic Czechoslovakia
Today part of	Ukraine

The Hutsul Republic (Ukrainian: Гуцульська Республіка, romanized: Huculśka Respublika) was a short-lived state formed in the aftermath of World War I. Inhabited by Hutsuls, the republic was declared on 8 January 1919, when original plans to unite this area with the West Ukrainian People's Republic failed and the territory was occupied by Hungarian police.^[1]

The

Creation

Hutsul uprising
Part of the Polish–Ukrainian War and Revolutions and interventions in Hungary
Date 7–8 January 1919 Location Hutsul Republic (today Zakarpattia Oblast) Result Hutsul victory
Belligerents
Hutsul Republic	First Hungarian Republic
Commanders and leaders
Stepan Klochurak	Mihály Károlyi
Strength
109[2]	620[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	500 captured

On 20–22 December 1918 Hungarian troops returned to the territory of the Hutsul Republic.[2] A state of emergency was proclaimed, the Hutsul militia units disarmed, the Ukrainian People's Council was liquidated, the Hungarian language was restored in school and in government communication, and former Hungarian officials were appointed to all posts of the local government.^[2]

On the night of 7–8 January 1919 the local population of Rahó (Rakhiv) rose against the Hungarian gendarme battalion, taking into custody some 500 Hungarian policemen. General Stepan Klochurak was elected prime minister of the republic. He was also active in organizing the armed forces of the republic, which consisted of nearly 1,000 soldiers.^[3] On 17 January 1919 the army waged a brief confrontation against the occupying Romanian troops in Máramarossziget (Sighetu Marmației), in the adjacent lands of Máramaros County. This unequal battle resulted in the Hutsul Republic suffering, according to various data, 18 to 41 people killed, 39 to 150 people wounded, and 400 people taken prisoner including 20 officers.^[2]

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By the end of April 1919, the eastern part of Transcarpathia was occupied by Romanian troops, the central part was under the control of the Hungarians, while Czechoslovakian troops occupied its western part.[2]

In April 1919 most of Carpathian Ruthenia joined Czechoslovakia granted as an autonomous territory, while its easternmost territory (Hutsul Republic) was de facto a breakaway state.^{[clarification needed]}

The state finally fell when its claimed territory was occupied by Romanian troops on 11 June 1919.