In 1916 Francesco Giuseppe died. His successor Charles I tried in vain to promise autonomy to the peoples of the empire: Austria was defeated and his empire was destroyed. On November 12, 1918 the Austrian Republic. According to Abbreviationfinder, an acronym site which also features history of Austria, the empire which in 1914 extended for…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Recent History
In 1875 Bosnia decided to take the field against Turkey. He met the sympathies of the Italians who immediately activated themselves to activate the insurgents. At this point the Turkish government, worried about the turn the events were taking, hastened to make important concessions, such as the change of all local governors, freedom of religion…
Croatia Recent History
In January 1990, with the complete dissolution of the communist regime, free elections were held. The people, still unprepared for such sudden freedom, voted for the victory of the independent Croatian community, headed by Tudjman. And he immediately thought of increasing the Croatian nationalist and separatist spirit, and on June 25th 1991 proclaimed independence. But in…
France Recent History
In 1950 terrorist attacks began in Tunisia, which was also interested in the problem of independence. France responded by sending Bourguiba into exile, claiming the office of a free state. This outraged the then Minister for European Affairs, F. Mitterand, who, not sharing this policy, resigned. In the same year the state of Germany also…
Greece Recent History
On June 12, 1917 the commissioner of the protective powers, Jonnart, imposed the abdication not only to King Constantine but also to his eldest son, to whom succeeded, at only 24 years old, the second-born Alexander. Venizelos, at the end of the war was so skilled in advocating the cause of his homeland, that at…
Yugoslavia Recent History
Since 1975 the republics obtained currency sovereignty and were able to borrow abroad, were entitled to the use of the national language, but the three predominant religions often had some relationship difficulties. In 1977 E. Kardelj, a prominent member of the Federation, dealt above all with the problem of democracy in the country, recognizing the…
Luxembourg Recent History
Bech, after being 33 years Foreign Minister, left the government team, but the Grand Duchy’s foreign policy continued to be Western, with participation in the Atlantic alliance, the European Union, the economic organizations of the Europe of Six and the Benelux. At the political elections of 1964 the socialists increased the consensus, as had already…
Monaco Recent History
With the French Revolution the repercussions were felt also in Monaco. In January 1793 it was annexed to France and became Porto Ercole. The Treaty of Vienna of 1815 assigned the protectorate of Monaco to the Kingdom of Sardinia. The new relationship was regulated by the Treaty of Stupinigi of November 8, 1817. With the…
Portugal Recent History
Between the end of February and the beginning of March 1961 the curious episode called “Santa Maria” occurred. With this name it was called a passenger ship under whose command was the dissident captain H. Galvao. The latter seized the ship at sea and diverted it to the port of Recife where he delivered it,…
Slovakia Recent History
The country’s economy was based on a corporate system, made up of 5 sections: farmers, the order of commerce, industry, communications, finance and insurance. Then there were the free intellectual professions and then the free employees and intellectual workers. Numerous Slovaks who emigrated abroad, especially to the United States, were instrumental in the conomic situation…