Labin Republic

Labin Republic
Labinska Republika (Croatian)
Repubblica di Albona (Italian)
1921
Flag of Albona
Flag
Emblem of Albona
Emblem
Motto: Kova je nasa[1]
"The mine is ours"
Labin Republic shown in red, Proština rebellion in green
Labin Republic shown in red, Proština rebellion in green
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalLabin
45°05′N 14°07′E / 45.083°N 14.117°E / 45.083; 14.117
Common languagesItalian and Chakavian
GovernmentRepublic
• Head of the miners committee
Giovanni Pippan
• Commander of the Red Guards
Francesco Da Gioz
Historical eraInterwar period
• Established
March 7, 1921
• Disestablished
April 8, 1921
Area
• Total
325 km2 (125 sq mi)
CurrencyItalian lira
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
Today part ofCroatia

The Labin Republic (Croatian: Labinska republika, Italian: Repubblica di Albona)[2] was a short-lived self-governing republic that was proclaimed by miners in the Istrian city of Labin (Albona) on March 7, 1921,[3][4] during a mining strike. It was created in what has been described as the world's first anti-fascist uprising.[5]

  1. ^ Matošević, Andrea (2021). "Labinska republika 1921: antropološko-povijesne bilješke uz stogodišnjicu rudarskog zauzeća ugljenokopa, samoorganizacije i otpora". Politička misao. 58 (1): 7–26.
  2. ^ "Labin Town Museum". iti-museum.com. Labin Town Museum. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Sto godina od početka Labinske republike*" [One Hundred Years Since the Start of the Labin Republic]. Tačno.net (in Croatian). March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Osmanagić, Danijel (3 August 2021). "100 let Labinske republike" [100 years of the Republic of Labin]. Zgodovina na dlani (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Turistička atrakcija u Istri: I Hrvatska će imati podzemni grad i to u Labinu" [Tourist attraction in Istria: Croatia will also have an underground city in Labin] (in Croatian). 7 March 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2019.