Sette Giugno

Sette Giugno
The Sette Giugno monument, in its original location in Palace Square, Valletta.
Also called	Sette Giugno Seventh of June
Observed by	Malta
Type	Historical/Cultural/Remembrance
Significance	In remembrance of an uprising against profiteering merchants and the colonial government, seen as the first step towards Maltese independence.
Date	7 June
Next time	7 June 2025 (2025-06-07)
Frequency	Annual

Sette Giugno (Italian: "Seventh of June") is a 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-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.