Guido Rossa | |
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Born |
Cesiomaggiore, Italy | 1 December 1934
Died | 24 January 1979
Genoa, Italy | (aged 44)
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Italian worker and syndicalist that denounced the Red Brigades. |
Guido Rossa (1 December 1934 – 24 January 1979) was an Italian worker and syndicalist who was born in Cesiomaggiore, Veneto, and lived for several years in Turin. [1] His first job was at the age of 14 as a worker in a ball bearing factory, then at Fiat in Turin as a milling machine worker. In 1961 he moved to Genoa to work for Italsider and, the following year, was elected to the labor union FIOM-CGIL. [2] As a member of the Italian Communist Party, he was a trade unionist for the labor union CGIL at Italsider in Genoa- Cornigliano. He denounced to the Italian police a colleague, Francesco Berardi, who produced propaganda at Italsider on behalf of the Red Brigades. [3] In retaliation, Rossa was killed by the Red Brigades on 24 January 1979, during the Years of Lead. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Guido Rossa | |
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Born |
Cesiomaggiore, Italy | 1 December 1934
Died | 24 January 1979
Genoa, Italy | (aged 44)
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Italian worker and syndicalist that denounced the Red Brigades. |
Guido Rossa (1 December 1934 – 24 January 1979) was an Italian worker and syndicalist who was born in Cesiomaggiore, Veneto, and lived for several years in Turin. [1] His first job was at the age of 14 as a worker in a ball bearing factory, then at Fiat in Turin as a milling machine worker. In 1961 he moved to Genoa to work for Italsider and, the following year, was elected to the labor union FIOM-CGIL. [2] As a member of the Italian Communist Party, he was a trade unionist for the labor union CGIL at Italsider in Genoa- Cornigliano. He denounced to the Italian police a colleague, Francesco Berardi, who produced propaganda at Italsider on behalf of the Red Brigades. [3] In retaliation, Rossa was killed by the Red Brigades on 24 January 1979, during the Years of Lead. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]