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Aldo Garòsci
Aldo Garòsci (October 13, 1907 – January 3, 2000) was an Italian historian, socialist, anti-fascist activist-politician and, in his later professional career, a leading political journalist-commentator. Biography Provenance and early life Aldo Garòsci was born at Meana di Susa, a small mountain town overlooking the Susa Valley, roughly equidistant between Turin, to the east, and the mountain pass across into Savoy, to the west. Aldo was his father's third son. Antonio Garosci (1861-1941) was not originally from Piedmont. He had been born in San Remo down by the coast. Antonio Garosci worked as a businessman-entrepreneur in the agri-foods sector. Despite having arrived as outsiders, by the time of Aldo's birth, the Garosci family were well networked in the valley. His mother, born Alessandra Sampò (1879-1938) was significantly younger than her husband. She had been born at Bene Vagienna ( Cuneo), another small mountain town, located in the extreme sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meana Di Susa
Meana di Susa (French: Méans) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin. Meana di Susa borders the municipalities of Susa, Gravere, Mattie, Usseaux, and Fenestrelle. The village name is derived from its original Latin name of ''Mediana'', signifying its location as the midpoint on the road from Paris to Rome. Residents are known as "Meanesi."Mediana, storia breve di Meana e dei Meanesi, E. Patria and W. Odiardi, 1978. From September 1943 until April 1945, Meana served as a hub of the Italian Resistance Movement The Italian resistance movement (the ''Resistenza italiana'' and ''la Resistenza'') is an umbrella term for the Italian resistance groups who fought the occupying forces of Nazi Germany and the fascist collaborationists of the Italian Social ... against the occupying German Nazi Army and their Italian Fascist allies. Ada Prospero Gobetti established her base there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |