Niçard Vespers
1871 rebellion in Nice by the Niçard Italians against the French government / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Niçard Vespers (Italian: Vespri nizzardi [ˈvɛspri nitˈtsardi]; French: Vêpres niçoises) were three days of popular uprising of the inhabitants of Nice, in 1871, in support of the union of the County of Nice with the Kingdom of Italy.[1]
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Date | 8–10 February 1871 |
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Location | Nice, France |
Cause | annexation of the County of Nice to France and consequent policy of Francization of the territory and its inhabitants |
Participants | Local ethnic Italians (Niçard Italians). |
Outcome | Protests suppressed |
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