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What was the name of the Hungarian Soviet Republic's political position Rákosi held in 1919?

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  • Chief Commissar

  • Commissar

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The Hungarian Soviet Republic appointed Mátyás Rákosi as Commissar (or People's Commissar) in 1919. This position involved leading a government department overseeing a specific area of responsibility within the communist regime established during the Hungarian Soviet Republic's brief existence that year.
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