Italy
1900: The assassination of King Umberto I of Italy
A short account of the assassination of King Umberto I of Italy in revenge for the brutal suppression of a workers' demonstration in Milan which left hundreds dead.
See also our biography of Gaetano Bresci
Bresci, Gaetano, 1869-1901
A short account of the life of Gaetano Bresci, who in 1900 assassinated King Umberto I of Italy in response to a massacre of workers in Milan.
Italian taxi drivers back on strike
Almost a year after a wave of wildcat strikes, cab drivers in Italy struck again yesterday against liberalisation of the industry.
Xinhuanet.com reported that Italian taxi drivers resumed strike action Tuesday to protest against government plans to deregulate the sector.
Taxi union officials said some 25,000 cabbies were taking part in the one-day stoppage which caused havoc as travelers left stranded at airports, stations and taxi ranks.
Italy: Dockers strike after death at work
Dockers across Italy are striking today after a docker was killed yesterday in Genoa.
The 40 year old was crushed by a falling pallet weighing two tons. The three main unions (Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uil-Trasporti) called the strike after his death, demanding stricter application of safety regulations.
Leggio, Franco, 1921-2006
A short biography of Italian miner, Franco resister, publisher and anarchist Franco Leggio.
Franco Leggio was born in Ragusa, Sicily,on 2nd March, 1921.
He first came across anarchism mentioned in a disparaging way for its role in Spain in 1937 during the Civil War, but this only ignited his interest. Working as a sulphur miner he had developed a rebellious outlook.
Gasping from out the Shallows: Reflections on revolution in the early twenty-first century
A text by Wayne Spencer giving an overview of struggles in the UK, Poland, South Africa and Italy alongside his reflections on the possibilities for revolution and revolutionary theory in the 21st century.
Gasping from out the Shallows
Reflections on revolution in the early twenty-first century
By Wayne Spencer
Bifolchi, Giuseppe, 1895-1978
Biography of an Italian anarchist communist who fought in the Spanish Civil War and then later in the Italian Resistance to the nazis.
Giuseppe Bifolchi aka Viola aka V
Born Balsorano, Italy 1895. Died Avezzano Italy 1978
Born in the Abruzzi in Balsorano on 20th February 1895
Vanni, Renzo, 1923-1999
Short biography on the member of the Communist Party controlled resistance to Mussolini who broke with Leninism and became active in the Pisan anarchist movement.
Renzo Vanni
Born Asciano Pisano, Italy 1923. Died Pisa, Italy 1999
Born in Asciano Pisano in 1923, Renzo Vanni as a youth took part in the Communist Party controlled resistance against Mussolini (partisans in Milan pictured, above).
Bibbi, Gino, 1899-1999
A short biography of Italian anarchist militant Gino Bibbi, who used his engineering skills to develop weaponry to fight the fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
Gino Bibbi, born in February 1899, came from a family of ‘good standing’ from the village of Avenza near Carrara, with a father who owned a large joiners’ works.
Strike at ThyssenKrupp in Terni, Italy, 2004-5
Detailed article about a strike in Italy from 2004 to 2005 against closure of a steel plant.
