Labin Republic
Labin Republic | |||||||||
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| 1921 | |||||||||
| Motto: Kova je nasa [sic] "The mine is ours" | |||||||||
Labin Republic shown in red, Proština rebellion in green | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||
| Capital | Labin 45°05′N 14°07′E / 45.083°N 14.117°E | ||||||||
| Common languages | Italian, Croatian, and Chakavian | ||||||||
| Government | Socialist republic | ||||||||
• Head of the miners committee | Giovanni Pippan | ||||||||
• Commander of the Red Guards | Francesco Da Gioz | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||
• Established | March 7, 1921 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | April 8, 1921 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 325 km2 (125 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | Italian lira | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Croatia | ||||||||
The Labin Republic (Croatian: Labinska republika, Italian: Repubblica di Albona) was a short-lived self-governing republic that was proclaimed by miners in the Istrian city of Labin (Albona) on March 7, 1921, during a mining strike. It was created in what has been described as the world's first anti-fascist uprising. On April 8, the Italian administration in Istria suppressed the strike by force.