27th G8 summit | |
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Host country | Italy |
Date | 19–22 July 2001 |
Venue(s) | Genoa, Liguria |
Participants | Canada France Germany Italy Japan Russia United Kingdom United States European Union |
Follows | 26th G8 summit |
Precedes | 28th G8 summit |
The 27th G8 summit was held in Genoa, Italy, on 19–22 July 2001 and is remembered as a highpoint of the worldwide anti-globalization movement as well as for human rights violations against demonstrators.