Original sentence: He occupied a number of posts, but finally became people's commissar for Military Affairs and chief of the “Red Terror” to combat counterrevolutionary activities.Szamuely managed to evade the “White Terror” and fled in his car towards Austria, but after making an illegal border crossing, he was seized by the Austrian authorities and was killed.Szamuely’s own personal guards were nicknamed the Lenin Boys.The Hungarian Soviet Republic only lasted for six months until the communist government was overthrown by several invading foreign forces, mainly Romanian
Edited sentence: He occupied a number of posts, but finally became people's commissar for Military Affairs and chief of the “Red Terror”.Szamuely managed to flee in his car towards Austria, but after making an illegal border crossing, he was seized by the Austrian authorities and was shot.Szamuely’s own personal guards, nicknamed the Lenin Boys, were widely feared for their cruelty and random killings.The Hungarian Soviet Republic only lasted for 4 months until Kun's government was toppled by the Allied-mandated Romanian forces