Longo, Luigi

Longo, Luigi
(1900–1980)
   An important figure in the European communist movement, Longo helped to found the Italian Communist Party in 1921 and was party leader from 1964 to 1972. He fought in the Spanish Civil War with the international brigades, and led partisan units against the fascists in northern Italy in World War II. After the war he was deputy to Palmiro Togliatti in the Italian Communist Party until becoming its leader, and as leader he helped to take the party in a direction away from Soviet communism and influence and toward Eurocommunism.

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  • Longo, Luigi — (1900–1980)    After serving as a soldier in World War I and studying engineering, Luigi Longo joined the Partito Socialista Italiano/Italian Socialist Party (PSI), where he worked on the party newspaper and took part in the Turin factory… …   Historical Dictionary of modern Italy

  • Longo, Luigi — ► (1900 80) Político italiano. Participó en la fundación del Partido Comunista en 1921 y fue inspector general de las Brigadas Internacionales en la Guerra Civil española (1936 39) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Luigi Longo — Sello soviético conmemorativo de Longo. Secretario General del Partido Comunista Italiano 1964 – 1972 Predecesor …   Wikipedia Español

  • Longo — longo, a (del lat. «longus», largo; ant.) adj. Largo. * * * longo1, ga. (Del lat. longus, largo). adj. p. us. luengo. || 2. f. Mús …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Luigi Longo — (sowjetische Briefmarke) Luigi Longo (* 15. März 1900 in Fubine Monferrato, Provinz Alessandria; † 16. Oktober 1980 in Rom), bekannt unter seinem Kampfnamen Gallo, war ein italienischer Politiker und Generalsekretär der PCI von 1964 bis 1972.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luigi Longo — (March 15 1900 mdash;October 16 1980), also known as Gallo, was an Italian communist politician and secretary of the Italian Communist Party from 1964 to 1972.Early lifeLuigi Longo was born in Fubine Monferrato (province of Alessandria, Piedmont) …   Wikipedia

  • Luigi Nono (compositeur) — Luigi Nono Luigi Nono (29 janvier 1924 8 mai 1990, Venise, Italie) était un compositeur italien de musique contemporaine. Maison natale de Luigi Nono – Zaterre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Luigi nono (homonymie) —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différentes personnes partageant un même nom. Luigi Nono concerne 2 personnes : Luigi Nono, peintre, 1850 1915 Luigi Nono, compositeur, 1924 1990, petit fils du précédent …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Longo — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alessandro Longo (1864 1945), italienischer Komponist Andrea Longo (Leichtathlet) (* 1975), italienischer Leichtathlet Andrea Longo (Skisportler) (* 1971), italienischer Skisportler Bartolo Longo (1841… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Longo — may refer to:People* Alessandro Longo, an Italian composer and musicologist. * Antonio Longo * Bartolo Longo * Carlos Ortiz Longo * Gina Longo * Jeannie Longo, a female French racing cyclist. * Luigi Longo * Luigino Longo * Robert Longo * Thomas… …   Wikipedia

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