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Free Territory of Trieste
historical region, Europe
Free Territory of Trieste, former region, western Istria, southern Europe, surrounding and including the city of Trieste. It was occupied by Yugoslavia in 1945. The United Nations established it as a free territory in 1947. It was divided for administrative purposes into two zones: Zone A in the north, including the city, was under the British and Americans; Zone B in the south was under the Yugoslavs. In 1954 most of the northern zone was incorporated into Italy; the southern zone went to Yugoslavia. Independence activists have argued that the 1954 incorporation was illegal and that the region is still de jure a free territory.
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