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Indro Montanelli

Indro Alessandro Raffaello Schizogene Montanelli (Fucecchio, 22 April 1909 – Milano, 22 July 2001) was an Italian journalist, historian and writer. He was one of the fifty World Press Freedom Heroes according to the International Press Institute.

A volunteer for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and an admirer of Benito Mussolini's dictatorship, Montanelli had a change of heart in 1943, and joined the liberal resistance group Giustizia e Libertà, but was discovered and arrested along with his wife by Nazi authorities in 1944. Sentenced to death, he was able to flee to Switzerland the day before his scheduled execution by firing squad thanks to a secret service double-agent.

After the Second World War, Montanelli for many decades distinguished himself as a staunch conservative columnist, and in 1977 the terrorist group Brigate Rosse tried to assassinate him. He was also a popular novelist and historian, especially remembered for his monumental Storia d'Italia (History of Italy) in 22 volumes.

He was one of the main faces of Corriere della Sera newspaper, for which he worked from 1938 to 1973 and from 1995 to 2001. He also worked as editor of Silvio Berlusconi-owned newspaper Il Giornale for many years but was opposed to Berlusconi's political ambitions, and quit as editor in 1994.

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Italian journalist (1909-2001)

Born 1909
Died 2001

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  • Cover of: Italia degli anni di fango: (1978-1993)

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  • Cover of: Italia della guerra civile: 8 settembre 1943-9 maggio 1946

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  • Cover of: L' Italia della guerra civile (8 settembre 1943-9 maggio 1946)

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  • Cover of: L' Italia della Repubblica, 2 giugno 1946-18 aprile 1948

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  • Cover of: Italia dell'Asse: (1936-10 giugno 1940)

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  • Cover of: L' Italia dell'Asse (1936-10 giugno 1940)

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  • Cover of: L' Italia dell'Ulivo: 1995-1997

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  • Cover of: L' Italia dell'Ulivo (1995-1997)

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  • Cover of: L' Italia del millennio: sommario di dieci secoli di storia
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  • Cover of: L' Italia del miracolo (14 luglio 1948-19 agosto 1954)

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  • Cover of: Italia del Novecento

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  • Cover of: L'Italia del Novecento (Collana storica Rizzoli)

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  • Cover of: L' Italia del Risorgimento (1831-1861).

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  • Cover of: Italia del Seicento: 1600-1700

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  • Cover of: L' Italia del Seicento. (1600-1700)

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  • Cover of: L' Italia del Settecento.: (1700-1789)

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  • Cover of: L' Italia di Berlusconi: 1993-1995

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  • Cover of: L' Italia in camicia nera (1919-3 gennaio 1925)

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  • Cover of: Italia littorea (1925-1936).

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Italian journalist (1909-2001)

Born 1909
Died 2001

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History, Biography, Politics and government, Civilization, Fascism, Journalists, World War, 1939-1945, Correspondence, Fiction, Underground movements, Anecdotes, Church history, Intellectual life, Italian Authors, Letters to the editor, Papacy, Political and social views, Politicians, Public opinion, Renaissance, Social life and customs, World War, 1914-1918, Assassination, Brigate rosse, Counter-Reformation

Places

Italy, Rome, Europe, Milan, Florence (Italy), Germany, Hungary, Venice (Italy), Greece, Japan, Rome (Italy), Tuscany (Italy), Albania, Finland, Lombardy (Italy), Milan (Italy), Naples (Kingdom), Northern Italy, Norway, Papal states, Poland, Sicily (Italy), Spain, Venice, Venice, Lagoon of (Italy)

People

Indro Montanelli (1909-2001), Indro Montanelli (1909-), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), Aleksandr Herzen (1812-1870), Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Alcide De Gasperi (1881-1954), Aldo Moro (1916-1978), Giovanni Giolitti (1842-1928), Silvio Berlusconi (1936-2023), António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970), Camillo Benso Cavour conte di (1810-1861), Cesare Maria De Vecchi (1884-1959), Francisco Franco (1892-1975), Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor (ca. 1123-1190), Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor (1194-1250), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872), Leo Longanesi (1905-1957), Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy (1820-1878), Winston Churchill Sir (1874-1965)

Time

20th century, 1922-1945, 1945-1976, 1976-1994, 1870-1914, 476-1268, 1268-1492, 1815-1870, 1914-1922, 17th century, 1976-, 1994-, 1789-1815, 1945-, 1492-1559, 18th century, Allied occupation, 1943-1947, Middle Ages, 600-1500, Revolution, 1956, 1559-1789, 16th century, 1849-1870, 1914-1945, 1933-1945, Empire, 284-476

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January 26, 2022 Edited by Miguel Edited without comment.
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