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Riccardo Gigante
Riccardo Gigante (29 January 1881 – 4 May 1945) was an Italian irredentist and Fascist politician, who played an important role in the history of Fiume during the interwar period and the Fascist era. Biography He was born in Fiume when the city was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and after graduation he started a career as a journalist; in 1907, at the age of 26, he became director of the magazine ''La Giovane Fiume'', printed by the homonymous Italian irredentist association of Fiume. In 1910 he became president of the association, and was repeatedly persecuted by the Austro-Hungarian authorities for his pro-Italian stance. In 1915 he volunteered for the Royal Italian Army during the First World War (despite a severe form of arthritis that afflicted him, resulting in the exemption from military service in the Austro-Hungarian Army and the initial rejection of his enlistment request by the Italian Army), serving as a guide, translator and intelligence officer on the Ison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the elder" or "old man") and therefore considered wiser and more experienced members of the society or ruling class. However the Roman Senate was not the ancestor or predecessor of modern parliamentarism in any sense, because the Roman senate was not a legislative body. Many countries have an assembly named a ''senate'', composed of ''senators'' who may be elected, appointed, have inherited the title, or gained membership by other methods, depending on the country. Modern senates typically serve to provide a chamber of "sober second thought" to consider legislation passed by a lower house, whose members are usually elected. Most senates have asymmetrical duties and powers compared with their respective lower house meaning they have special dut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
