referendum il popolo Italiano
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An institutional referendum (Italian: referendum istituzionale, or referendum sulla forma istituzionale dello Stato) was held in Italy on 2 June 1946, a key event of Italian contemporary history. Until 1946, Italy had been a kingdom ruled by the House of Savoy, reigning royal house of Italy since the national unification in 1861 and previously rulers of the Duchy of Savoy. However, in 1922 the rise of Benito Mussolini and the creation of the fascist regime, which eventually resulted in engaging Italy in World War II alongside Nazi Germany, considerably weakened the role of the monarchy. Following the civil war and the Liberation of Italy from Axis troops in 1945, a popular referendum on the institutional form of the state was called and resulted in voters choosing the replacement of the monarchy with a republic. A Constituent Assembly was elected on the same day. As with the simultaneous Constituent Assembly elections, the referendum was not held in the Julian March or South Tyrol, which were still under occupation by Allied forces pending a final settlement of the status of the territories.

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2 Giucno 1946 con il referendum il popolo Italiano decreto la fine della monarchia Sabauda complice della dittatura fascista si realizzarono cosi cli ideali di liberta e democrazia la Citta di Spoleto per ricordare quanti sacrificarono la vita per l'avvento della repubblica il 2 Giugno 1986 q. m. p.

English translation: 2 June 1946 With the referendum The Italian people decreed the end of the Savoy monarchy, accomplice of the fascist dictatorship, and thus the ideals of freedom and democracy were realized. The city of Spoleto to remember those who sacrificed their lives for the advent of the republic on June 2, 1986 q. m. p. [AWS Translate]

Piazza della Libertà, Spoleto, Italy where it was (1946)