Luigi Federzoni

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Luigi Federzoni (born September 27, 1878 in Bologna , † January 24, 1967 in Rome ) was an Italian politician before and during the time of fascism .

Federzoni was one of the co-founders of the Associazione Nazionalista Italiana (ANI) in 1910 , which campaigned alongside Benito Mussolini's Fasci and other nationalist groups for Italy's irredenta claims against Austria-Hungary . In 1913 Federzoni became a member of parliament. After the rise of the fascists to power, the ANI became part of the Partito Nazionale Fascista in 1923 .

In the Mussolini government, Federzoni was a minister from 1923 to 1928 ( Colonial Minister 1923–24 and 1926–28, Minister of the Interior 1924–26) and was the contact person for King Victor Emmanuel III. In the government. He then belonged to the Senate , of which he was President from 1929 to 1939. In 1938 he became president of the Accademia d'Italia .

In 1943 Federzoni signed the resolution of the Fascist Grand Council to depose Mussolini. At the end of the war, Federzoni was sentenced to life imprisonment, but was given an amnesty in 1947.

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  1. ^ Time , December 31, 1928: One Man Majority
  2. ^ Entry on Federzoni's presidency at the Accademia dei Lincei