2012 Sicilian protests

The 2012 Sicilian protests, also code-named by its organizers as Operation Sicilian Vespers (in Italian: Operazione Vespri siciliani), was a 5-day blockade of roads and seaports that brought Sicily and its economy to a standstill in January 2012. Similar protests affecting wider areas of Italy broke out in December 2013.

The code name of the blockade refers to the Sicilian Vespers, the successful 13th-century rebellion against Angevin rule.

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