▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁union . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November , ▁Charles ▁issued ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁recogn izing ▁Hung ary ' s ▁right ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁withdraw ing ▁from ▁Hung arian ▁affairs ▁of ▁state . ▁K á ro ly i ' s ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁with ▁K á ro ly i ▁named ▁as ▁prov is ional ▁president . ▁ ▁The ▁Hung arian ▁Royal ▁Hon v éd ▁army ▁still ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁when ▁Mih ály ▁K á ro ly i ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁Hung ary . ▁K á ro ly i ▁yield ed ▁to ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ' s ▁demand ▁for ▁pac if ism ▁by ▁ordering ▁the ▁dis arm ament ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁army . ▁This ▁happened ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Bé la ▁L inder , ▁minister ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁the ▁K á ro ly i ▁government . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁dis arm ament ▁of ▁its ▁army , ▁Hung ary ▁was ▁to ▁remain ▁without ▁a ▁national ▁defence ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁particular ▁vulner ability . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁republic ▁was ▁itself ▁over th rown ▁by ▁a ▁Commun ist ▁put sch , ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Soviet ▁Republic . ▁Soviet ▁Hung ary ▁soon ▁col lapsed