Principality of the Pindus Printsipat di la Pind | |||||||||
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| 1941–1942 | |||||||||
| Common languages | Aromanian, Greek, Italian | ||||||||
| Government | Self-declared semi-autonomous principality under the control of Fascist Italy (unrecognized) | ||||||||
• 1941–1942 | Alcibiades Diamandi | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
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The Principality of the Pindus (Aromanian: Printsipat di la Pind; Greek: Πριγκιπάτο της Πίνδου; Italian: Principato del Pindo; Romanian: Principatul de Pind) is a name given to describe a self-declared autonomous Aromanian political entity in the territory of Greece during World War II.[1][2]
In 1941, the territory of Greece was occupied by Italy, Germany and Bulgaria during World War II. At that time, Alcibiades Diamandi, an Aromanian residing in Samarina who had earlier been the lead of a previous attempt to create an Aromanian political entity, was active with an organization that later literature named the Roman Legion.[3][4]
As part of the activity of the organization in the areas of mainly Thessaly (and Epirus, and West Macedonia), it was mentioned as an intention of Diamandi to create a semi-independent entity by the name "Principality of the Pindus" or "Pindus Canton" with himself as the "Prince". The Roman Legion was never able to assert itself over the Aromanians whom it supposedly represented; it received small support from the local population.[1] The existence of the self-declared principality was also opposed by both Fascist Italy[3] and Nazi Germany,[4] as well as by the Greek collaborationist government[5] and by fascist-ruled Romania.[6]
- ^ a b Koliopoulos, Giannēs (1999). Plundered Loyalties: Axis Occupation and Civil Strife in Greek West Macedonia, 1941-1949. Hurst. pp. 81–89. ISBN 978-1-85065-381-3.
- ^ Poulton, Hugh (2000). Who are the Macedonians?. Hurst. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-85065-534-3.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Rieber, Alfred J. (2022). Storms Over the Balkans During the Second World War. Oxford University Press. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-0-19-285803-0.
- ^ Γρηγοριάδης, Σόλων Ν. (1982). Συνοπτική ιστορία της εθνικής αντίστασης, 1941-1944 (in Greek). Εκδόσεις Κ. Καπόπουλος. pp. 49–50.
- ^ Theodorescu, Răzvan; Barrows, Leland Conley (2001). Politics and Culture in Southeastern Europe. Unesco-CEPES. p. 164. ISBN 978-92-9069-161-7.