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Riccardo Zanella

1875–1959 · 20th century

Riccardo Zanella was a politician from Fiume, now Rijeka, who led the Autonomist Party and became president of the Free State of Fiume after the elections of 1921. His government, which sought independence for the city, was overthrown by an Italian nationalist and Fascist coup in March 1922, and he went into exile.

Riccardo Zanella
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Free State of Fiume

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