Labin Republic
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The Labin Republic was a short-lived miner-established republic in Labin, Istria, in 1921.
Even before the Fascists took power in Italy, they broke into the headquarters of the Workers’ Chamber in Trieste in 1921, set fire to it and attacked the Union representative of the Raša mines. This sparked a general strike of about two thousand miners in the Labin mines. They took hold of the mines, proclaimed a republic, set up commitees and organized “the red watch” as a protection from the Fascists, and, from March 2, managed the production themselves. A number of local farmers also took their side. The Italian authorities decided to crush the Labin Republic with armed forces. On April 8, the army attacked the miners and broke their resistance.
It is widely considered as the first anti-fascist rebellion.
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