Republic of San Marino
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Is a small Republic enclaved by Italy. It is the fifth-smallest country in the world. The Republic of San Marino is an independent country since the X century.
Establishment
January 1001: Starting from the year 1000, self-government of Republic of San Marino was entrusted to the assembly of all the heads of families, called the Arengo.
Chronology
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Was a conflict fought between 1460 and 1463 by San Marino against the Comune of Rimini, following a dispute for the possession of some territories promised by the Pope. At the end of the war the new borders of the Republic of San Marino were fixed, remaining unchanged to this day.
June 1463: The San Marino war was a conflict fought between 1460 and 1463 by San Marino against the municipality of Rimini, following a dispute over the possession of some territories promised by the Pope. At the end of the war the Republic of San Marino reached its definitive borders, which have remained unchanged to date.
Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
2.1.World War II (Italian Front)
Was the Italian Front of World War II.
September 1944: In September 1944, San Marino was briefly occupied by German forces.
2.1.1.Italian Campaign (World War II)
Was the military operation of the Allies to free italy from the forces of Germany and its puppet state, the Italian Social Republic.
September 1944: San Marino was liberated by Allied forces.
January 1201: Foundation of Mercatale, today Borgo Maggiore by the San Marino community to have the possibility of a weekly market. The territory of San Marino extends itself for the first time since its foundation.
December 1243: On 19 December 1243 Guido di Cerreto sold to the San Marino citizens every privilege of collecting taxes for the castles of Cerreto, today's Acquaviva and Ventoso.
February 1320: On 10 February 1320 the inhabitants of the castle of Busignano, today's Chiesanuova, asked to be voluntarily aggregated with all rights and duties in San Marino.
October 1739: Alberoni's occupation is one of the brief periods in which the Republic of San Marino was militarily occupied by a foreign state, between 1739 and 1740. In 1739 Cardinal Giulio Alberoni, an official of the Pope near Ravenna, attempted the annexation of the Republic to the State of the Church. The pretext came from the arrest on charges of rebellion in 1737 of some leaders of a conspiracy aimed at restoring the Arengo [...] on 17 October 1739 the cardinal entered Serravalle with the support of the cheering population led by the parish priest .
February 1740: The Pope sent the governor of Perugia, Monsignor Enrico Enriquez to verify the effective support of the population. In January 1740 Enriquez provisionally assumed the government and began a survey of the population. Having established unanimity in favor of the Republic, San Marino officially regained its independence on 5 February 1740, the day of Sant'Agata.
Selected Sources
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, pp.279-282
