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Operation Sicilian Vespers (1992–98)
Operation Sicilian Vespers could refer to one of the following: * Operation Sicilian Vespers (1992-1998), the largest Italian Army homeland security operation since the end of the Second World War * Operation Sicilian Vespers (2012), the code name of the 5 days long blockade of roads and seaports that brought Sicily to a standstill in January 2012 The name of the above operations refers to the Sicilian Vespers The Sicilian Vespers ( it, Vespri siciliani; scn, Vespiri siciliani) was a successful rebellion on the island of Sicily that broke out at Easter 1282 against the rule of the French-born king Charles I of Anjou, who had ruled the Kingdom of ..., the thirteenth century successful rebellion against the rule of the Angevins {{Disambiguation it:Operazione Vespri siciliani scn:Opirazzioni Vespri siciliani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Sicilian Vespers (2012)
The 2012 Sicilian protests, also code-named by its organizers as Operation Sicilian Vespers (in Italian: ''Operazione Vespri siciliani''), was a 5-day blockade of roads and seaports that brought Sicily and its economy to a standstill in January 2012. Similar protests affecting wider areas of Italy broke out in December 2013. The code name of the blockade refers to the Sicilian Vespers, the successful 13th-century rebellion against Angevin rule. Organizers Shock Force (in Italian: ''Comitato Forza d'Urto'') is a Sicilian political grouping, which organized Operation Sicilian Vespers, the 5-day blockade of roads and seaports that brought Sicily and its economy to a standstill in January 2012. Under the ''Shock Force'' umbrella other organizations are also represented, such as the Pitchforks Movement (in Italian: ''Movimento dei Forconi''), an informal grouping of farmers, shepherds and breeders, as well as the Sicilian Trucking Association (in Italian: ''Associazione Imprese Auto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicilian Vespers
The Sicilian Vespers ( it, Vespri siciliani; scn, Vespiri siciliani) was a successful rebellion on the island of Sicily that broke out at Easter 1282 against the rule of the French-born king Charles I of Anjou, who had ruled the Kingdom of Sicily since 1266. Within six weeks, approximately 13,000 French men and women were slain by the rebels, and the government of Charles lost control of the island. This began the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Background The papacy versus the House of Hohenstaufen The rising had its origin in the struggle of investiture between the pope and the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Emperors for control of Italy, especially the Church's private demesne known as the Papal States. These lay between Hohenstaufen lands in northern Italy and the Hohenstaufen Kingdom of Sicily in the south; the Hohenstaufens also, at the time, ruled Germany. In 1245 Pope Innocent IV excommunicated Frederick II and declared him deposed, and roused opposition against h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
