Roberto Farinacci | |
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Secretary of the National Fascist Party | |
In office 15 February 1925 – 30 March 1926 | |
Preceded by | Quadrumvirate |
Succeeded by | Augusto Turati |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 11 June 1921 – 5 August 1943 | |
Constituency | at-large |
Personal details | |
Born | Isernia, Kingdom of Italy | 16 October 1892
Died | 28 April 1945 Vimercate, Italian Social Republic | (aged 52)
Cause of death | Executed by firing squad |
Political party | PSRI (1914–1919) FIC (1919–1921) PNF (1921–1943) PFR (1943–1945) |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Spouse |
Anita Bertolazzi (m. 1910) |
Profession | Journalist, soldier |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy |
Branch/service | Royal Italian Army Italian Air Force |
Years of service | 1916–1917; 1936 |
Rank | |
Unit | 3rd Telegraphist Regiment Blackshirts |
Battles/wars | |
Roberto Farinacci (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto fariˈnattʃi]; 16 October 1892 – 28 April 1945) was a leading Italian fascist politician and important member of the National Fascist Party before and during World War II, as well as one of its ardent antisemitic proponents. English historian Christopher Hibbert describes him as "slavishly pro-German".