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Fiume became consequently a full-fledged member of the League of Nations and the ensuing election of Rijeka's first president, Riccardo Zanella, was met with official recognition and greetings from all major powers and countries worldwide.
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.
Fiume was at the time a so-called "irredent land" Italian province of Fiume, 1924 Province of Fiume, April 1941 – September 1943. The isles of Veglia ed Arbe are included. Fiume (Rijeka) in 1937. The period of diplomatic acrimony was closed by the bilateral Treaty of Rome (27 January 1924), signed by Italy and Yugoslavia. With it the two ...
In the aftermath of the First World War, the Fiume question was the dispute regarding the postwar fate of the city of Rijeka (Italian: Fiume) and its surroundings. An element of the Adriatic question , the dispute arose from competing claims by the Kingdom of Italy and the short-lived State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs carved out in the ...
Riječke Marke: Fiume: 1918–1924. Rijeka: Muzej grada Rijeke, 2002 90p. Martinas, Ivan. The Stamps of Rijeka, Fiume 1918–1924 = Postanske Marke Rijeke, Fiume 1918–1924. Zagreb: OBOL-naklada, 2006 ISBN 953-6388-09-X 250p. Oliva, Guglielmo. Razionale Catalogazione dei Francobolli di Fiume conprezzi Indicativi del Mercato Italiano. Genova ...
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.
At a time when fascist politics are much on the rise in certain parts of the world, Igor Bezinović’s highly creative documentary “Fiume o Morto!” serves as a reminder that even the most ...
16 March: Fiume becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy per Treaty of Rome. [3] Town becomes capital of Fiume province. [3] 1925 - Catholic diocese of Rijeka established. [10] 1926 – Unione Sportiva Fiumana football club formed. 1945 – Yugoslavs in power. [3] 1946 – NK Kvarner football club active. 1947 – Fiume becomes part of Yugoslavia ...