2012 Sicilian protests
| 2012 Sicilian Crisis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Operazione Vespri Siciliani" Part of European debt crisis | |||
| Date | January 16, 2012-January 21, 2012 | ||
| Location | |||
| Methods | Protests, Blockade | ||
| Resulted in | Much damage to the Sicilian, Italian and Maltese economy | ||
| Parties | |||
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| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 1 victim | ||
| Injuries | Two confirmed injuries (There were probably more) | ||
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.