People's State of Bavaria

People's State of Bavaria Volksstaat Bayern
1918–1919
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The location of the Free People's State of Bavaria (in red) shown with the rest of the Weimar Republic (in beige).
Status	Unrecognized state
Capital	Munich
Common languages	German
Government	Socialist republic
Minister-President
• 8 November 1918 – 21 February 1919	Kurt Eisner
• 1 March 1919 – 17 March 1919	Martin Segitz (acting)
• 17 March 1919 – 6 April 1919	Johannes Hoffmann
Legislature	Landtag of Bavaria
Historical era	World War I · Revolutions of 1917–1923
• Established	8 November 1918
• Disestablished	6 April 1919
Currency	German Papiermark (ℳ)
Preceded by Succeeded by German Empire Kingdom of Bavaria Weimar Republic Bavarian Soviet Republic
Today part of	Germany (Bavaria)

The People's State of Bavaria (German: Volksstaat Bayern)^{[nb 1]} was a republic in Bavaria from 1918 to 1919. The People's State of Bavaria was established on 8 November 1918 during the German Revolution, as an attempt at a socialist state to replace the Kingdom of Bavaria. The state was led by Kurt Eisner until his assassination in February 1919. Its government under Johannes Hoffmann went into exile in Bamberg when the rival Bavarian Soviet Republic was formed on 6 April 1919. After the Soviet Republic's end, the People's State of Bavaria developed into the Free State of Bavaria.
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