Events on June 6 in history

Republic of Prekmurje (June 6, 1919)

The Republic of Prekmurje ends.

The Republic of Prekmurje (Hungarian: Vendvidéki Köztársaság, Mura Köztársaság; Slovene: Murska Republika, Republika Prekmurje; Prekmurje Slovene: Reszpublika Szlovenszka okroglina, Mörszka Reszpublika) was an unrecognized state in Prekmurje, an area traditionally known in Hungarian as Vendvidék ("Wendic March"). On June 6, 1919, Prekmurje was incorporated into the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed "Yugoslavia" in 1929).

The state bordered with Austria to the north, Hungary to the east, and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to the west and south.

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5 Jan

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The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded.
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Italian Fascism
In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
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Events on June 6 in history

Republic of Prekmurje (June 6, 1919)

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Treaty of Versailles

Turkish War of Independence

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