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The Italian Regency of Carnaro (Italian: Reggenza Italiana del Carnaro) was a self-proclaimed state in the city of Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) led by Gabriele d'Annunzio between 1919 and 1920. Impresa di Fiume
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Its most notable legacies remain today the Regency of Carnaro's recognition of the Soviet Union, first state entity in the world to have done so, as well as the recognition of the independence of the Irish Free State before the government of Great Britain had done so, mostly thanks to the pressures of minister Henry Furst. [2] [3]
The Province of Fiume (or Province of Carnaro) was a province of the Kingdom of Italy from 1924 to 1943, then under control of the Italian Social Republic and German Wehrmacht from 1943 to 1945. Its capital was the city of Fiume .
In response, he proclaimed an independent Italian Regency of Carnaro in Rijeka and declared war on Italy, only to be driven from the city in an armed intervention by the Regia Marina. Italian troops remained in Rijeka (and Sušak until 1923). The Free State of Fiume was abolished by the 1924 Treaty of Rome, and the city annexed to Italy.
The Free State of Fiume (pronounced) was an independent free state that existed from 1920 to 1924. Its territory of 28 km 2 (11 sq mi) comprised the city of Fiume (today Rijeka, Croatia) and rural areas to its north, with a corridor to its west connecting it to the Kingdom of Italy.
The Bloody Christmas (Croatian: Riječki krvavi božić; Italian: Natale di sangue) of 1920 was a series of clashes in Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia), which led to the conclusion of the Fiume campaign that was carried out by the Italian poet, adventurer, and proto-fascist Gabriele D'Annunzio in 1920.
The organisation was aiming primarily at helping all oppressed nationalities in their struggle for political dignity and recognition, establishing links with many movements on various continents, but it never found the necessary external support and its main legacy remains today the Regency of Carnaro's recognition of Soviet Russia, the first ...