People's State of Bavaria

short-lived socialist state in Bavaria

48°08′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E / 48.133; 11.567

People's State of Bavaria
Volksstaat Bayern
1918–1919
Flag of Bavaria
The location of the Free People's State of Bavaria (in red) shown with the rest of the Weimar Republic (in beige).
The location of the Free People's State of Bavaria (in red) shown with the rest of the Weimar Republic (in beige).
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalMunich
Common languagesGerman
GovernmentSocialist republic
• 8 November 1918 – 21 February 1919
Kurt Eisner
• 7 March 1919 – 6 April 1919
Johannes Hoffmann
LegislatureLandtag of Bavaria
History 
• Established
8 November 1918
• Disestablished
6 April 1919
CurrencyGerman Papiermark (ℳ)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
German Empire
Kingdom of Bavaria
Weimar Republic
Bavarian Soviet Republic
Today part of Germany

The People's State of Bavaria (German: Volksstaat Bayern, Bavarian: Voiksstaat Bayern) was a small socialist state in Germany that existed from 1918 to 1919.