Antonio Annarumma (10 January 1947,

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, Campania – 19 November 1969,

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) was an Italian

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who was killed at the age of 22 while serving during a demonstration organized by the

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and from the Student Movement. He is sometimes considered to be the first victim of the

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, a period of social and political upheaval in Italy. The demonstration passed in front of the Teatro Lirico, Milan, where a union rally was held by CISL with speaker Bruno Storti. During attacks on the police, Annarumma was hit by an iron tube, according to the court inquiry. After he was struck, the vehicle he was driving hit another

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. Students believed it was the accident which killed him, but this claim was repudiated by the medical examination.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Annarumma, Antonio 1947 births 1969 deaths Italian police officers killed in the line of duty People from Milan Deaths related to the Years of Lead (Italy) People murdered in 1969 Italian murder victims People murdered in Lombardy