Italy
Cassia, Salvatore, 1944-2002
A biography of Italian anarchist and electronics worker Salvatore Cassia.
Salvatore “Toto” Cassia was a Sicilian of Trapani, but born at Siena on 2nd February 1944 after his parents settled there for 2 years after leaving Tripoli.
Berneri, Luigi Camillo, 1897-1937
The life of famous Italian anarchist, Luigi Camillo Berneri, who was assassinated by Stalinists during the Spanish Civil War.
Luigi Camillo Berneri was born on 20th July 1897 in Lodi, in Lombardy, Northern Italy. His father was a self-educated local civil servant; his mother, Adalgisa Fochi, a primary school teacher who wrote on education, and was involved in conferences and projects for the promotion of literacy.
Borghi, Armando, 1882-1968
A short biography of Italian anarchist and anti-fascist militant Armando Borghi.
Armando Borghi
Born Castel Bolognese, Italy, 7 April 1882, died Italy, 21 April 1968.
Malatesta, Errico, 1853-1932
A short biography of leading Italian anarchist militant Errico Malatesta.
"Anarchism is organisation, organisation, and more organisation."
Berneri, Marie Louise, 1918-1949
Marie Louise Berneri was a leading member of the Freedom Group during the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and until her early death.
Marie Louise Berneri
Born 1 March 1918, Arezzo, Italy, died 13 April 1949, London.
Marini, Giovanni, 1942-2001
A biography of Italian working class poet, writer and anarchist Giovanni Marini, caught up in Italy's Strategy of Tension and unjustly convicted of the murder of a fascist.
The late 1960s and the 1970s were strange and violent years in Italy.
Masini, Pier Carlo, 1923-1998
A short biography of Italian anarchist historian Pier Carlo Masini.
Pier Carlo Masini
Born 26 March 1923 - Florence, Italy, died 19 October 1998 - Italy
The noted historian Pier Carlo Masini died at the age of 75 in Florence.
Baj, Enrico, 1924-2003
A biography of the Italian anarchist and painter Enrico Baj. Well known in Italy, he was finally beginning to become known in France as well though his name had never really been known in Britain.
Baj was devoted to anarchism and this expressed itself in his works. His vast canvases were beautiful and often funny. When it was exhibited in Italy in 1972, his Funeral of the Anarchist Pinelli (thrown from a police station window and made famous by Dario Fo's play Accidental Death of an Anarchist) led to police commissioners marching in and closing down the gallery.
Carmagnola, Francesco, 1900-1986
A short biography of Italian-Australian anarchist and anti-fascist, Francesco "Frank" Carmagnola.
On 27 February 1986, Frank Carmagnola died in Sydney aged 86. He had suffered badly for months from cancer. Born in the province of Vicenza, North Italy, he became active in the anarchist movement at an early age. He then did his military service in Bologna where he was involved in the very active local movement at the time of the occupations of the factories and general revolutionary upsurge.
Fabbri, Luce, 1908-2000
A biography of, Luce Fabbri, an Italian anarchist who joined her father in exile in Uruguay and played a key part in both country's movements until her death.
Luce Fabbri, the daughter of the outstanding Italian anarchist Luigi Fabbri, was a militant of great calibre herself. Born in Rome on 2nd July 1908, she was brought up in a free and culturally stimulating environment.
