Béla Kun was a Hungarian communist revolutionary and politician, born on February 20, 1886. He played a significant role in the establishment of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, which aimed to implement communist policies in Hungary following World War I. Kun served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during this period. After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, Kun fled to Soviet Russia, where he continued his political activities. He later returned to Hungary but was arrested and executed in 1938 during the Stalinist purges. His legacy remains controversial, reflecting the turbulent political history of Hungary in the early 20th century.