Italy votes for Republic in 1946 referendum

On this day in history: Italy votes for a Republic

Every year on 2 June, Italy celebrates Republic Day (Festa della Repubblica), marking one of the most significant moments in the nation’s modern history. On that day in 1946, Italians voted to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic, ending a turbulent period that had seen the rise of Fascism, the devastation of the Second […]

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