His family, like many other ethnic Italians, emigrated.
In addition, Mussolini engaged in a vigorous campaign to resettle ethnic Italians into the region.
The 2001 census in Croatia reported 19,636 ethnic Italians in the country.
Italian sources claim that about 350,000 ethnic Italians had to leave the areas in the aftermath of the conflict.
The 2001 census in Croatia reported 19,636 ethnic Italians in the country (some .44% of the total population).
In the 1950s, many people, especially ethnic Italians fleeing then communist Yugoslavia, passed through the camp.
The city has a large concentration of ethnic Italians for a community its size.
Historically this area was an enclave of ethnic Italians and Italian businesses.
Initially Pola's population of 45,000 was largely made up of ethnic Italians.
The official census, carried out in 2002, reported 2,258 ethnic Italians in the country (0.11% of the total population).