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Luigi Calabresi

1937–1972

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Luigi Calabresi was an Italian Polizia di Stato officer in Milan. Responsible for investigating far-left political movements, Calabresi was assassinated in 1972 by members of Lotta Continua, who blamed him for the death of anarchist activist Giuseppe Pinelli in police custody in 1969. The deaths of Pinelli and Calabresi were significant events during the Years of Lead, a period of major political violence and unrest in Italy from the 1960s to the 1980s.

From Wikipedia, “Luigi Calabresi”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1937Born in Rome
1972Died in Milan

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Born

14 November 1937

Rome

Died

17 May 1972

Milan

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police officer

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