Samarina Republic | |
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| 29 August – 7 September 1917 | |
| Capital | Samarina[1] |
| Common languages | Aromanian, Greek, Italian |
| Government | Self-proclaimed republic |
| Historical era | World War I |
• Declaration of independence | 29 August 1917 |
• Withdrawal of Italian forces and re-establishment of Greek administration | 3–7 September 1917 |
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Samarina Republic[2][3] (Romanian: Republica de la Samarina) or Republic of the Pindus[1] (Greek: Δημοκρατία της Πίνδου; Romanian: Republica Pindului) is a historiographic name for the attempt and proposal to create an Aromanian canton under the protection of Italy during World War I. A declaration of independence was issued on 29 August 1917 by some Aromanian figures at Samarina and other villages of the Pindus mountains of northern Greece during the short period of occupation by Italy of the area in July and August 1917. In the immediate withdrawal of Italians a few days later, Greek troops retook control of the region claimed by the canton without meeting any resistance.[4]
- ^ a b Οι κουτσόβλαχοι και το Αυτόνομο κρατίδιο της Πίνδου (1917)
- ^ The Aromanians in Kosovo - Doomed Sons Deserted by Parents. p. 54.
- ^ ROMANIA'S INVOLVEMENT IN BALKAN POLICY DURING THE GREAT WAR. THE ITALIAN ARMY IN THE PINDUS MOUNTAINS. p. 57.
- ^ Evenimentele din lunile iulie-august 1917 în regiunea Munților Pind – încercare de creare a unei statalități a aromânilor. documente inedite și mărturii. studiu istoriografic și arhivistic, Stoica Lascu, Revista Română de Studii Eurasiatice, Anul III, No. 1-2/2007