Corfu incident
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The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
diplomatic crisis
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international dispute → military crisis → |
| conflictType |
gunboat diplomacy
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territorial dispute → |
| countryInvolved |
Albania
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Greece → Italy → |
| dateOfBombardment |
1923-08-31
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| followedBy |
continued Italian assertive foreign policy in the 1920s
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| hasAggressor |
Kingdom of Italy
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| hasAlternativeName |
Corfu crisis of 1923
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Italian occupation of Corfu (1923) → |
| hasCause |
assassination of Enrico Tellini and colleagues
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murder of Italian boundary commission members in Greece → |
| hasConsequence |
demonstrated limits of collective security in the 1920s
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encouraged use of coercive diplomacy by revisionist powers → |
| hasContext |
early years of the League of Nations
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interwar period → |
| hasDefender |
Kingdom of Greece
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| hasEndTime |
1923-09-27
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| hasKeyFigure |
Benito Mussolini
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Enrico Tellini → Greek government of Stylianos Gonatas → |
| hasLocation |
Corfu
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Greece → Ionian Sea → |
| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of Greece
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Kingdom of Italy → |
| hasStartTime |
1923-08-27
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| historicalPeriod |
20th century
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| involves |
Conference of Ambassadors
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Italian occupation of Corfu → League of Nations mediation → bombardment of Corfu by Italian forces → |
| mediatedBy |
Conference of Ambassadors
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League of Nations → |
| occupiedBy |
Italian Royal Navy
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| partOf |
interwar diplomatic history
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| relatedTo |
Greek-Italian relations
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Italian foreign policy under Mussolini → |
| resolutionMechanism |
decision of the Conference of Ambassadors
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diplomatic negotiations → |
| result |
Greek payment of indemnity to Italy
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Italian withdrawal from Corfu → perceived weakening of League of Nations authority → strengthening of Mussolini’s prestige in Italy → |
| tested |
League of Nations ability to manage international conflicts
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| triggerEvent |
boundary commission work on Greek-Albanian frontier
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Corfu incident
("Corfu crisis of 1923")
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Corfu incident ("Italian occupation of Corfu (1923)") → |
hasAlternativeName |
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Council of the League of Nations
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notableCase |