Alberto Franceschini (born 26 October 1947) is a founder and former leading member of the Italian far-left organization, the Red Brigades (''Brigate Rosse''), along with

Renato Curcio Renato Curcio (; born 23 September 1941) is the former leader of the Italian far-left organization, the Red Brigades (''Brigate Rosse''). Early life Born of an extramarital affair between Renato Zampa (brother of film director Luigi Zampa) and Jol ...

Margherita Cagol Margherita Cagol (8 April 1945 – 5 June 1975), also known by the war name Mara, was a leader of the Italian far-left urban guerrilla organisation the Red Brigades (''Brigate Rosse'', ''BR''). She was married to Renato Curcio, another leader of ...

and Mario Moretti.

Biography

Franceschini was born in

Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abou ...

into a communist family. His father had been arrested for anti-fascist activities in the 1930s, and his grandfather was one of the founders of the Italian Communist Party. At a young age he became a member of the

Italian Communist Youth Federation The Italian Communist Youth Federation ( it, Federazione Giovanile Comunista Italiana, FGCI) was the youth wing of the Italian Communist Party (''Partito Comunista Italiano''; PCI), and the direct heir of the Federazione Giovanile Comunista d'Ita ...

. The Red Brigades were formed in the second half of 1970 as a result of the merger of Renato Curcio's Proletarian Left and a radical student and worker group. They went completely underground and organized the Red Brigades and spent the next three years, from 1972 to 1975, engaging in a series of bombings and kidnappings of prominent figures. Franceschini was captured and imprisoned for setting up an armed band, setting up a subversive association and kidnapping in 1974. He was released in 1992.Interview with Renato Curcio
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and Alberto Franceschini (with an afterword by judge Rosario Priore, who investigated Aldo Moro's death), ''Che cosa sono le BR'' ("Brigades Rouges. L'Histoire secrète des Red Brigades racontée par leur fondateur, Alberto Franceschini, together with Giovanni Fasanella." Editions Panama, 2005
review
by '' Le Monde''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Franceschini, Alberto 1947 births Living people People from Reggio Emilia Italian communists Anti-revisionists Red Brigades Italian prisoners and detainees