After the fall of the Soviet Republic on 1 August 1919, a social democratic government (the so-called "trade union government") came to power under the leadership of Gyula Peidl.[16] A decree was issued on 2 August restoring the form of government and the official state name back to "People's Republic".[6] During its brief existence, the Peidl government began to abrogate the edicts passed by the communist regime.[17]