106 years ago today, March 21, 1919 (February 20, 1919 in the lunar calendar), Belo Kuhn took control of Hungary. Belo Kuhn declares revolution On March 21, 1919, Belo Kuhn led the Communists and Social Democrats to form a coalition government, and he became the leader of the new Hungarian government. They took control of Budapest after Michael Karoi and his government resigned over opposing the Allies 'decision to transfer Transylvania to Romania. In 1915, Kuhn was imprisoned in Russia. The Bolsheviks released him, made him a commander in the Red Army, and sent him back to Hungary as a propagandist. The plan worked. Kuhn wanted a proletarian dictatorship in Hungary.