Republic of Alba (1944)
Appearance
Republic of Alba Repubblica di Alba | |||||||||
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1944–1944 | |||||||||
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Status | Liberated territory of Italy | ||||||||
Capital | Alba | ||||||||
Common languages | Italian | ||||||||
Government | Partisan republic | ||||||||
Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Establishment | October 10 1944 | ||||||||
November 2 1944 | |||||||||
Currency | Italian Lira | ||||||||
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The Republic of Alba was a short-lived state that existed from October 10 to November 2, 1944 in Alba, northern Italy, as a local resistance against Italian fascism during World War II. It was named after the Napoleonic Republic of Alba that existed between 1796 and 1801 in Piedmont.