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'''Sette Giugno''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: "Seventh of June") is a [[Malta|Maltese]] national holiday celebrated annually on 7 June. It commemorates riots which occurred in the [[Crown Colony of Malta]] on 7 June 1919 over a [[cost-of-living crisis]] in the colony. British troops eventually managed to suppress the riots, killing four in the process. The riots and the British colonial government's response to them led to increased [[Anti-imperialism|anti-colonial]] sentiments among the Maltese public, while [[Fascist Italy]] and ethnic Italians in the colony viewed the riots as an opportunity to promote [[Italian irredentism in Malta]].

'''Sette Giugno''' ([[Italian language|Italian]], 'Seventh of June') is a [[Malta|Maltese]] national holiday celebrated annually on 7 June. It commemorates riots which occurred in the [[Crown Colony of Malta]] on 7 June 1919 over a [[cost-of-living crisis]] in the colony. British troops eventually managed to suppress the riots, killing four in the process. The riots and the British colonial government's response to them led to increased [[Anti-imperialism|anti-colonial]] sentiments among the Maltese public, while [[Fascist Italy]] and ethnic Italians in the colony viewed the riots as an opportunity to promote [[Italian irredentism in Malta]].

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