Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The name Principality of the Pindus, Aromanian: Printsipat di la Pind; Greek: Πριγκιπάτο της Πίνδου; Italian: Principato del Pindo is used in literature to describe the attempt to create an autonomous canton under the protection of Italy at the end of World War I, in July and August 1917, from Vlach-speaking population of Samarina and other villages of the Pindus mountains of Northern Greece during the short period of occupation by Italy of the district of Gjirokastra and regions of Epirus. The attempt was not successful and no such Principality was ever formed. The declaration was made after the arrival of Italian troops in Samarina. In the immediate withdrawal of Italian, Greek troops appeared without meeting any resistance and since there was no mention of any similar activity until 1941-2 when the territory of Greece were occupied by Italy, Germany and Bulgaria under the World War II. At that time, Alcibiades Diamandi, a Vlach from Samarina who also took part in the events of 1917, was active with an organization called in later literature as "Vlach "Roman Legion"" (at the time called "Legion" or "Roman Legion"). As part of the activity of the Legion in the areas of mainly Thessaly, but also Epirus, and West Macedonia, it was mentioned as an intention of Diamandi to create a semi-independent entity by the name "Principality of the Pindus" or "Independent State of Pindos" or "Canton". The "Legion" was never able to assert itself neither over the Vlachs whom it supposedly represented, neither over the local population until its de facto disbandment in 1943 due to the activity of the Greek Resistance and the Italian capitulation, leaving them without real support from the German command. In other sources, no name is assigned to the events of 1917 in Pindus."@en }
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- Principality_of_the_Pindus abstract "The name Principality of the Pindus, Aromanian: Printsipat di la Pind; Greek: Πριγκιπάτο της Πίνδου; Italian: Principato del Pindo is used in literature to describe the attempt to create an autonomous canton under the protection of Italy at the end of World War I, in July and August 1917, from Vlach-speaking population of Samarina and other villages of the Pindus mountains of Northern Greece during the short period of occupation by Italy of the district of Gjirokastra and regions of Epirus. The attempt was not successful and no such Principality was ever formed. The declaration was made after the arrival of Italian troops in Samarina. In the immediate withdrawal of Italian, Greek troops appeared without meeting any resistance and since there was no mention of any similar activity until 1941-2 when the territory of Greece were occupied by Italy, Germany and Bulgaria under the World War II. At that time, Alcibiades Diamandi, a Vlach from Samarina who also took part in the events of 1917, was active with an organization called in later literature as "Vlach "Roman Legion"" (at the time called "Legion" or "Roman Legion"). As part of the activity of the Legion in the areas of mainly Thessaly, but also Epirus, and West Macedonia, it was mentioned as an intention of Diamandi to create a semi-independent entity by the name "Principality of the Pindus" or "Independent State of Pindos" or "Canton". The "Legion" was never able to assert itself neither over the Vlachs whom it supposedly represented, neither over the local population until its de facto disbandment in 1943 due to the activity of the Greek Resistance and the Italian capitulation, leaving them without real support from the German command. In other sources, no name is assigned to the events of 1917 in Pindus.".