Antonio Annarumma (10 January 1947,

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, Campania – 19 November 1969,

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) was an Italian

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who was killed at age 22 while serving during a demonstration organized by the

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and from the Student Movement. He is sometimes considered to be the first victim of the Years of Lead, a period of social and political upheaval in Italy. The demonstration passed in front of the Teatro Lirico, Milan, where a union rally was held by CISL with speaker

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. During attacks on the police, Annarumma was hit by an iron tube, according to the court inquiry. After he was struck the vehicle he was driving hit another

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. Students believe it is the accident which killed him, but this claim was repudiated by the medical examination.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Annarumma, Antonio 1947 births 1969 deaths Italian police officers People from Milan Deaths related to the Years of Lead (Italy) Male murder victims 1969 murders in Italy