Portella della Ginestra massacre

When

1 May 1947

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

11

Coordinates

37.98° N, 13.26° E

Description

May Day massacre at the Portella della Ginestra, Sicily, in 1947

1947 mass killing by Sicilian separatists in Sicily, Italy

The Portella della Ginestra massacre refers to the killing of 11 people and wounding of 27 others during May Day celebrations in Sicily on 1 May 1947, in the municipality of Piana degli Albanesi. Those held responsible were the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano and his gang, although their motives and intentions are still a matter of controversy.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “massacre de Portella della Ginestra à Piana degli Albanesi en Sicile”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page