Luigi Razza (1892–1935) was an Italian journalist and fascist politician who died in an aviation accident in Cairo while serving as the
minister of public works. He held several significant posts during the
Fascist rule in Italy.
Early life and education
Razza was born in
Monteleone di Calabria
Vibo Valentia (; Monteleone before 1861; Monteleone di Calabria from 1861 to 1928; scn, label= Calabrian, Vibbu Valenzia or ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Calabria region of southern Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the ca ...
on 12 December 1892.
His parents were Leone and Carmela De Luca, and Razza the eldest of three brothers (Domenico and Giuseppe).
Razza obtained a high school diploma in 1912.
[ Later he received a law degree in Milan.][
]
Career
Moving to Apulia
it, Pugliese
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in 1912 Razza joined the trade union organization of peasants first in Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
and then in Corato
Corato ( Barese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Italy. It is located in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, in southeastern Italy. Founded by the Normans, it became subject to Alfonso V, king of Aragon, at the end of the 15th century, and later ...
, Monopoli and Cerignola.[ He founded some newspapers and directed them such as ''Il Tribuno Salentino'', '']Il Risorgimento
The unification of Italy ( it, Unità d'Italia ), also known as the ''Risorgimento'' (, ; ), was the 19th-century political and social movement that resulted in the consolidation of different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single ...
'' and ''La Ragione''.[ In April 1914 following a violent general strike, Razza fled to Milan where he clandestinely continued to work for the Unione Sindacale Italiana.][ Razza was the editor of '' Il Popolo d'Italia'' in the period 1914–1919.][ He was a member of the central committee and then secretary of the fascist revolutionary action between 1914 and]