Adriano Tilgher (born 1 October 1947 in

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) is an Italian

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politician.

Biography

Tilgher began his career as a member of the neo-fascist

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, although in his youth he was also associated with the neo-fascist extremist National Vanguard, and attempted to refound it in 1970. He was given a prison sentence for what was judged an attempt to refound the Fascist Party. In the late 1970s Tilgher directed a transnational neofascist magazine entitled ''

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'' in Rome. It was founded by

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in Paris in 1979. In 1987 he founded the ''Lega Nazionalpopolare'', later rebranded as ''Alternativa Nazional Popolare''. Both movements proved short-lived and lacking in support. After giving up on the idea of leading his own movement he joined radical

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(a splinter group of the newly constituted National Alliance) in 1996. He was, however, expelled from Fiamma Tricolore in 1997 for his criticism of the leadership of

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and in September of that year he set up his own party, Fronte Nazionale, initially in imitation of the

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, whose leader

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Tilgher invited to Rome during the elections of that year. The party changed its name to Fronte Sociale Nazionale and was part of

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coalition until that group dissolved after a poor showing in the 2006 general election. He subsequently formed an alliance with The Right in 2008. In 1994 Tilgher and Stefano Delle Chiaie co-authored a book with him entitled ''Un meccanismo diabolico: Stragi Servizi segreti Magistrati''. The book dealt with what the authors claimed has been their victimisation by the Italian legal system.Pierpaolo Antonello, Alan O'Leary. (2009). ''Imagining Terrorism: The Rhetoric and Representation of Political Violence in Italy 1969-2009'', MHRA, p. 189

External links

Official site

References

1947 births Italian neo-fascists Living people National Front (Italy, 1997) politicians The Right (Italy) politicians Tricolour Flame politicians {{Italy-politician-stub