Matteotti
Americannoun
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The monologue, which was supposed to have been aired as part of RAI’s Liberation Day commemorations, recounted well-known incidents: The June 10, 1924 assassination by Mussolini hitmen of a Socialist lawmaker opposed to fascism, Giacomo Matteotti, as well as the 1944 massacres of Italian civilians during Nazi occupation.
From Seattle Times
Anastasio had emailed board members quotes from the 1925 speech that Mussolini gave to parliament to claim political responsibility for the murder of opposition lawmaker Giacomo Matteotti, daily La Repubblica reported.
From Reuters
Although the author paints an admiring picture of socialist deputy Giacomo Matteotti, a single voice of determined resistance in a spineless parliament, he bluntly depicts the infighting that prevents the Socialist Party from holding power even though it keeps winning elections.
From Washington Post
The most egregious example comes at the novel’s climax, after Matteotti has been murdered.
From Washington Post
Only the Duce himself, Matteotti and ultranationalist blowhard Gabriele D’Annunzio come across as three-dimensional characters — and D’Annunzio’s abortive military adventure in Fiume gets more space than anyone but the most ardent student of Italian history will care to read.
From Washington Post
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