Bread riots in Milan are put down with heavy loss of life

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.1: Italian Writing and Culture, 453-present.
Vol. editors: Carla Bregman (Independent Scholar - North America), Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)

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Riots and violent protests

Dates

Date of occurrence 1898-05-03-1898-05-08

Places

Italy, Lombardy (Location)

In Milan, riots break out over the rise in food prices that was leading to famine conditions. The government declares a state of siege in the city, and the riots are quashed with heavy loss of life. Between 100 and 400 people die in the course of the violence.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Bread riots in Milan are put down with heavy loss of life". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19257, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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