First Republic
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Mike Rosoft
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Changed description of Czechoslovak First Republic, for consistency
Around the world there have been a number of '''First Republics''':
*[[Austrian First Republic]] (1918-1934) – see [[History of Austria]]
*[[French First Republic]] (1792-1804)
*In Italy the term ''[[History_of_Italy_as_a_Republic#The_First_Republic_.281947-1992.29|First Republic]]'' is used informally to refer to the period from the formal proclamation of Italian Republic in 1948 up to 1991, when a series of [[Tangentopoli|scandals]] (mainly bribery) and [[Mani Pulite|investigations]] hit many politicians.
*[[First Philippine Republic]] (1899-1901)
*Polish First Republic - see [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] (1569-1795)
*[[First Republic of Czechoslovakia]] (1918-1938)
*[[Portuguese First Republic]] (1910-1926)
*[[First Spanish Republic]] (1873-1874)
*[[Nigerian First Republic|First Republic of Nigeria]] (1963-1966)
*[[First Republic of South Korea]] (1948-1960)
*[[First Republic of Venezuela]] (1811-1812)
Companies:
*[[First Republic Bank]] of [[San Francisco, California]], bought by [[Merrill Lynch]] in 2007
*[[First RepublicBank Corporation]] of [[Dallas, Texas]], which folded in the [[Savings and Loan crisis]] of the late 1980s
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[[cs:První republika (rozcestník)]]
[[de:Erste Republik]]
[[es:Primera República]]
[[fr:Première République]]
[[ko:제1공화국 (동음이의)]]
[[ja:第一共和政]]
[[pt:Primeira República]]
[[sk:Prvá republika]]
[[vi:Đệ nhất Cộng hòa]]