Day of Revenge explained

The Day of Revenge (Yūm al-Intiqāmi) was a Libyan holiday celebrating the expulsion of Italians from Libyan soil in 1970. Some sources also claim that the 1948–67 departure of Libyan Jews was also celebrated.^[1]

It was canceled in 2004 after Silvio Berlusconi apologized for Italian colonization in Libya, but reintroduced the next year.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Later, it was renamed the Day of Friendship because of improvement in Italy–Libya relations.^{[6] [7] [8]}

See also

• 1970 expulsion of Italians from Libya
• Jewish Exodus from Libya
• History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi
• Italian settlers in Libya
• Italian refugees from Libya
• Cultural Revolution in Libya

References

• Angelo Del Boca, The Italians in Libya, from Fascism to Gaddafy. Bari: Laterza, 1991.

Notes and References

1. Book: Wells, Audrey. The Importance of Forgiveness and the Futility of Revenge: Case Studies in Contemporary International Politics. 2022-01-01. Springer Nature. 978-3-030-87552-7. en.
2. Book: Albahari . Maurizio . Crimes of Peace: Mediterranean Migrations at the World's Deadliest Border . 2015 . University of Pennsylvania Press . 978-0-8122-9172-8 . en . Genealogies of Rescue and Pushbacks. 10.9783/9780812291728-003 . 2024-07-15 .
3. Book: Paoletti . Emanuela . The Migration of Power and North-South Inequalities: The Case of Italy and Libya . 2010 . Palgrave Macmillan UK . 978-0-230-29928-3 . 107–138 . en . Historical Background on the Agreements between Italy and Libya.
4. Book: John . Ronald Bruce St . Historical Dictionary of Libya . 2014 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-0-8108-7876-1 . 175 . en.
5. Book: Wells . Audrey . The Importance of Forgiveness and the Futility of Revenge: Case Studies in Contemporary International Politics . 2022 . Springer Nature . 978-3-030-87552-7 . 35 . en.
6. Zoubir . Yahia H. . Libya and Europe: Economic Realism at the Rescue of the Qaddafi Authoritarian Regime . Journal of Contemporary European Studies . 2009 . 17 . 3 . 401–415 [403, 411] . 10.1080/14782800903339354. 153625134 .
7. Brambilla . Chiara . Shifting Italy/Libya Borderscapes at the Interface of EU/Africa Borderland: A "Genealogical" Outlook from the Colonial Era to Post-Colonial Scenarios . ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies . 2014 . 13 . 2 . 220–245 . en . 1492-9732.
8. Book: Van Genugten . Saskia . Libya in Western Foreign Policies, 1911–2011 . 2016 . Palgrave Macmillan UK . 978-1-137-48950-0 . 127–146 . en . Reconciliation and Fighting Islamic Extremism Together.