Lemko Republic
| Lemko Rusyn Republic of Florynka | ||||||||||
| Ruska Narodna Respublika Lemkiv | ||||||||||
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 The map shows Polish administrative units on which territory are areas inhabited by the Lemkos (yellow color). The Lemko Republic was on the border with Czechoslovakia south of Nowy Targ and in Sanok.
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| Capital | Florynka | |||||||||
| Languages | Lemko dialect | |||||||||
| Government | Republic | |||||||||
| President | Jaroslav Kacmarcyk | |||||||||
| Historical era | World War I | |||||||||
| • | Established | 5 December 1918 | ||||||||
| • | Disestablished | March 1920 | ||||||||
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The Ruthenian National Republic of the Lemkos (Lemko: Ruska Narodna Respublika Lemkiv), often known as the Lemko Republic or the Lemko-Rusyn Republic, was founded on 5 December 1918 in the aftermath of World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was centered on Florynka, a village in the south-east of present-day Poland (on the border with Slovakia, south and south-east of Nowy Targ - Florynka, Krynica-Zdrój, Świetnica, Gładyszów, Sanok). Being Russophile, its intent was unification with a democratic Russia and was opposed to a union with the West Ukrainian People's Republic. A union with Russia proved impossible, so the Republic then attempted to join Carpathian Ruthenia as an autonomous province of Czechoslovakia. This, however, was opposed by the then governor of Carpathian Ruthenia, Gregory Zatkovich.
The Republic was headed by Jaroslav Kacmarcyk as President of the Central National Council. It was ended by the Polish government in March 1920. Its fate was sealed by the September 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain, which gave Galicia west of the San to Poland and by the Peace of Riga in March 1921 whereby the fait accompli was recognized by Moscow.
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