Ferruccio Parri

Ferruccio Parri ( Pinerolo , January 19th 1890 - Rome , December 8 1981 ) was an Italian politician and anti-fascist . He studied literature and was a professor. During theFirst World War he was a volunteer at the Italian - Austrian front.

After the First World War, the fascists of Benito Mussolini to power ( 1922 ). Parri developed into a militant anti-fascist and turned against the dictator. In 1927 he was a member of a clandestine anti-fascist resistance. In 1933 he was arrested, but after his release he continued to oppose fascism. In 1942, the tide began to turn to fascism and grew the anti-fascist movement. In that year, the National Liberation Committee was (CNL) was established Parri was one of the board. He was arrested again, but came after the fall of Mussolini in July 1943 released again.

With Pietro Nenni (socialist) and Alcide De Gasperi (Christian Democrat) he led after his release, the anti-fascist resistance to (the fascists and the Germans had northern Italystill held true - the now freed - Mussolini and the Germans sheets are handed out). Parri founded the Italian Action Party (Partito d'Azione, PA) on.

In June 1945 Parri was prime minister of a coalition government of the Action Party, the Democratic Party and the Italian Socialist Party of Pietro Nenni . The coalition government functioned poorly and was replaced by a Christian Democrat / Socialist / Communist / Liberal coalition of Alcide De Gasperi in December 1945 .

In March 1946 left Parri Action Party and became a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, later renamed the Italian Radical Party . From 1948 to 1958 he was a senator for the radicals and then from 1958 until his death for the Italian Socialist Party (the ' Nenni -socialisten). In 1963 he became a senator-for-life.

Ferruccio Parri was editor of the magazine L'Astrolabio.