| Reggio revolt | |||
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 An image of the riots in Reggio Calabria in 1970–71. | |||
| Date | 5 July 1970 – 23 February 1971 | ||
| Location | Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy | ||
| Caused by | Decentralization and the choice of Catanzaro as the region capital | ||
| Goals | Recognition of Reggio Calabria as capoluogo (regional capital) | ||
| Methods | Strikes, street rioting and road and railway blockades | ||
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| Death(s) | According to official figures of the Italian Ministry of the Interior there were 3 dead; other sources mention 5 dead | ||
| Injuries | According to official figures of the Italian Ministry of the Interior there were 190 policemen and 37 civilians wounded; other sources mention hundreds of wounded | ||
| Arrested | Arrest and imprisonment of the revolt's leaders, like Francesco Franco | ||
The Reggio revolt occurred in Reggio Calabria, Italy, from July 1970 to February 1971. The cause of the protests was a government decision to make Catanzaro, not Reggio, regional capital of Calabria.[1][2] The nomination of a regional capital was the result of a decentralization programme of the Italian government, under which 15 governmental regions were concretized and given their own administrative councils and a measure of local autonomy.[3]