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Former island countries

  • Corsican RepublicIn July 1755, Pasquale Paoli proclaimed the Corsican Republic on the island of Corsica. He drove the Genoese from the entire island except for a few coastal…
  • Kingdom of SardiniaIn 238 BC, the island of Sardinia became a province of the Roman Empire alongside Corsica. The Romans ruled this territory until the middle of the fifth…