Editing Reactionaryism (section)

=== [[File:Cball-Hungary.png]] Hungary [[File:Pronay.png]] ===

==== [[File:Pronay.png]] Pal Pronay ====

After World War I, there was an attempt to form democratic government in newly independent Hungary. However, [[File:Lib.png]] [[Liberalism|liberals]] led by Mihály Károlyi were quickly overthrown by communist revolutionaries. Then, Hungarian Soviet Republic was proclaimed. In addition to economic problems and mass repressions (later known as the Red Terror), the state was also attacked by [[File:Cball-Romania.png]] Romania and [[File:Cball-Yugoslavia-old.png]] Yugoslavia.
Meanwhile, rival government began to form in the south. Its military affairs were managed by [[File:Horthy.png]] [[Authoritarian Conservatism|Miklos Horthy]] who soon created the National Army. The army was soon joined by Pronay, a military officer of noble origin. In 1919, Pronay started to organize [[File:Anticommunism.png]] {{PCBA|Anti-Communism|anti-communist}} partisan units, later known as the White Guard. Advancing through territories controlled by communists, Pronay's men began an series of incredibly violent repressions against the enemies of new government as well as rebelling peasants. Meant as a revenge for communist repressions, the White Guard's actions were later called the [[File:WhiteTerror.png]] White Terror. In August 1919 Hungarian Soviet Republic collapsed and its government fled the country. In November, [[File:Cball-Romania.png]] Romanian troops withdrew from Hungary and counterrevolutionary government took power. Pronay installed his unit in Budapest and planned city wide pogrom of Jews but was stopped by Horthy.
In 1920 Pronay's paramilitary was dissolved and he was put on trial for extorting a wealthy Jewish politician, and for insulting the President of the Parliament. He was found guilty and his command was revoked. After serving short sentence, Pronay turned against Horthy's regime and even took part in the second attempt to restore the [[File:Habs.png]] [[Monarchism|Habsburg dynasty]].
In 30s, Pronay tried to initiate a mass movement, similar to [[File:Nazi.png]] [[Nazism]]. In 1944, then 69-years-old Pronay created a death squad. He then vanished and was believed to have died during the siege of Budapest. In reality, he was captured in 1945 by [[File:Cball-USSR.png]] Soviet troops and sentenced for 20 years in a gulag. Pronay died either in 1947 or 1948.