Giorgio Almirante

Giorgio Almirante (* June 27, 1914 in Salsomaggiore Terme, near Parma; † 22 May 1988 in Rome) was the founder and leader of the Italian neo-fascist party Movimento Sociale Italiano.

Life

In Fascist Italy Almirante was the son of director and actor Mario Almirante, originally a teacher and then became editor of the racist and anti-Semitic party newspaper La difesa della razza. During this time there was a polemic discussion with Julius Evola, when it comes to the alignment (biological versus "spiritual" ) of the racist doctrine was ( after 1945 Almirante had a terrible long time supporters of Evola ). After the collapse of the first Mussolini State 1943 he was Minister of Culture in the newly constructed Salò Republic.

After the war he was a founding member and was the first chairman of MSI and made them out of their first legally ambiguous status back out to one of the major parties of Italy. In 1950 he was deposed by conservative forces who wanted to pursue a more moderate right-wing policies. In 1969 he again took over the party leadership and opened the party toward more radical forces. During this period, he was accused of operating a targeted strategy of tension, which should allow a new fascist rule. On the one hand he sympathized with the militant and terrorist groups that should advance a destabilization of the democratic system, on the other hand, he appealed to a " silent majority " in the population, specifically the strong state power, which should provide for law and order wish to.

In 1987, he lost the vote for re-election as chairman against Gianfranco Fini, who later became foreign minister under Silvio Berlusconi.

From 1948 until his death in Almirante was a Member of Parliament; from 1979 until his death was also a member of the European Parliament.

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