Chapter 148
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As soon as the Italian Civil War ended, the Italian National Liberation Committee immediately held a national referendum on the abolition of the monarchy.
I don't know what it was like in the original history, but this time, perhaps because the king's actions had been so disgraceful, the approval rate was nearly 70%.
Italy officially abolished its monarchy and became a republic.
After that, British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, King Zog I of Albania, and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visited to proceed with the post-war settlement with Italy.
It was strange, feeling like we were finally part of the Allied Powers as various countries rushed in to take their share, unlike what happened with Poland.
Italy liberated Albania and Ethiopia and ceded South Tyrol to Germany.
Britain took the other colonies, like Libya and Somalia, and it was decided that they would also take the battleship Littorio, whose repairs were almost complete, and half of the Italian Navy's remaining auxiliary ships.
The Italian Navy seemed to be shedding tears of blood, but what could they do? With this, Britain, which had lost a large number of auxiliary ships in the Mediterranean and the English Channel, would be able to put out the urgent fire.