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Neapolitan Republic
Repubblica Napoletana
Timeline: Great Nuclear War

OTL equivalent: Campania, Apulia, Molise, Basilicata, Abruzzo and Marche
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Location of Neapolitan Republic
Location of the Neapolitan Republic (In Orange)
Motto
Famiglia e Dio
("Family and God")
Anthem "Hymn at the King (Instrumental only)"
Capital
(and largest city)
Naples
Other cities Potenza, Campobasso, L'Aquila, Ancona and Bari
Language
  official
 
Italian
  others Southern dialects
Religion
  main
 
Christianity
  others Orthodox, Atheism and others
Ethnic Groups
  main
 
Italians
  others Greeks, Albanians and others
Government Authoritarian Republic
  Legislature Assemby of Syndicates
President Raffaele Cutolo
Prime Minister Antonio Spavone
Area 67.404 km²
Population 11,124,505 
Independence 1 May 1964
Currency Grano
Time Zone UTC +1

The Neapolitan Republic (also known as the Republic of the Mafia) is a mob state sorted in southern and central Italy after the Great War.

History[]

The Era of the Gold for the Mafia[]

In the initial months many members the Camorra was elected member of the provisional government of the Neapolitan Republic, under the party of the Democrazia Cristiana or under the PRI, at the end of the 1962 the 70% of the Parliament's seat was take by the Democrazia Cristiana, the rest was under control of the PCI, in the initial months also many capoclan have access and have grown in the administrative and business key sector of the republic, in this way the mafia would have control of the economy and of the state in a legal way.

When the President of the Provisional Neapolitan Republic left his office the parliament have elected as his successor Pasquale Simonetti, leader of the new Camorra. Afer this all the communist left the parliament in sign of protest, but this was even a good things for the Camorra, after this they have granting him absolute powers. One of the first orders of Simonetti was killing the military of the Carabinieri and of the Police of the State. Those who weren't killed joined the Mafia or fled into Sicily.

In 1964 the Neapolitans contacted the other Mafia in Southern Italy. A document was drafted, the Accord of Caserta the Neapolitan Republic was proclaimed, with capital in Naples.

The Assembly of the Syndicates have set up the Neapolitan Police, a Police force composed by criminals, bandits, soldiers of the Clans and volunteers.

Only some soldiers have attempted to oppose Armed Resistance against the Republic, this event was called "La rivolta dei Bersaglieri", why the leader of the revolt a major of the Bersaglieri.

The political opposition is composed of Communist, Nationalists, Democrats, Neo-Fascist elements. The resistance was take down, and Fascism and Communism was banned in the Republic.

Expansion []

After some years of stabilizing in the Republic, they have started the operation "Reunion", with the occupation of Basilicata and Molise.

In the '64 the ex-USAF base of San Vito dei Normanni was take under control by the Neapolitan Army and all the American Personnel was forced at leave the country, most of the Americans have take refuge in Sicily or in Tuscany

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A group of soldiers of the Clan of the Casalesi in Urbino.

After a recruitment of 100,000 man in Apulia and Campania they have created the Neapolitan Army. 

The Molise was captured in two weeks, after the Battle of Campobasso, the Neapolitan Army have started to advanced in Basilicata, who have joined The republic voluntarily. In 1965 the republic controls the ex-regions of the Campania, Apulia, Molise and Basilicata.

Gaining more than 50,000 volunteers from the annexed regions, the Neapolitan Army advanced and conquered the city of Urbino, the last city to resist the Republic of the Mafia in the Marche. The hole conquest of the Marche lasted for two months, after the conquest of the Marche by the Neapolitan Republic in 1971, more then 15,000 people flead in Tuscany and in San Marino.

After the annexation of Marche they have recruited 50,000 men, bringing at 200,000 military the Neapolitan Army, they have also a strong Navy composed by 50,000 military and for now a weak Air Force, composed of 20,000 military.

In the 1975 the Neapolitan Republic occupy and annex the Isles of Pelagosa,  who until the 1947 was under the Italian control and before the 1860 under the control of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, after this annexation the Republic have created a stable military outpost of the Army and of the Navy for make raids again the Albania and again the Yugoslavia, also it have settled some fish men and workers for create a village. 

Landing in Liguria[]

In 1995 the Neapolitan Republic made a landing in Liguria, Operazione Ionio, the major objectives of the Republic were the ports, for destable the Italians. They underestimated the Italian Armed Forces, the most organized and modern Armed Forces in the Peninsula, second only to the Sicilian Armed Forces.

All the ship was destroyed even before reached the coast, who was lucky of survive and arrive at the coast was executed by the Italian Army.

After a military court, the remaining soldiers were quickly convicted and promptly executed. 

Resistance to the Republic[]

Since the conquest of all of Southern Italy, many people, in one way or another, have started to aggressively resist to a state composed of ex-criminals. The groups of resistance are growing with many people who have joined in the ranks of the various resistance groups. The groups are mainly composed of Communist, Italian Nationalists, Neo-Fascists, Catholic and more, and they are supplied by the Italian Republic, Sicily, Tuscany, People's Republic of RomagnaSardinia, Venice and San Marino.

International Relations[]

The Neapolitan Republic is hostile at all the Italian post-nations, is also hated by all political factions in Italy. Most nations with no stake in Italy have refused to establish any kind of relations, political or otherwise. Tense borders are maintained with the People's Republic of Romagna and Sicily, despite this the Neapolitan Republic is the third most powerful country of the Italian Peninsula. 


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