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Strike and Repression
- When
- 5-10 May 1898
- Where
- Milan, Italy
Workers organized a strike against rising food prices in Milan on 5 May 1898, leading to violent military repression by General Bava Beccaris.
General Bava Beccaris, as extraordinary commissar, ordered his soldiers to fire on demonstrators who had erected barricades. The military used artillery to clear the streets, resulting in hundreds of deaths among the demonstrators during the food riots.
Sources
- Bava Beccaris massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-03
- Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
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