Portella della Ginestra Massacre, Portella della Ginestra, Italy, 1947
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Wikidata:
Q2914382
Library of congress:
sh2002001719
Sources of Information
- Work cat: De Conciliis, E. Portella della Ginestra, c1999:p. 37 (massacre committed on May 1, 1947 by the gang of Salvatore Giuliano)
- Amnesty Int. Sezione italiana WWW site, Nov. 28, 2001(massacre in Portella della Ginestra (Sicily), where in 1947 11 peasants were killed and 27 injured by the outlaw Salvatore Giuliano as they were about to celebrate Labour day)
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Wikipedia description:
The Portella della Ginestra massacre refers to the killing of 11 people and 27 wounded 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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