Komancza Republic

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Komancza Republic ← 1918 – 1919 → Flag Capital Komańcza Language(s) Ukrainian, Lemko Government Republic Historical era World War I  - Established 4 November 1918  - Disestablished 23 January 1919

The Komancza Republic was an association of 30 Lemko villages, founded in eastern Lemkivshchyna in Komańcza on November 4, 1918. It had a Ukrainiophile orientation, and planned to unite with the West Ukrainian National Republic. It was suppressed by the Polish government on 23 January 1919 during the Polish-Ukrainian War. Its head of state was the President of the Council, Pantelejmon Shpylka.

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