Alberto Franceschini

Alberto Franceschini (born 26 October 1947) is a founder and former leading member of the Italian far-left[1] organization, the Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse), along with Renato Curcio, Margherita Cagol and Mario Moretti.

For the Venezuelan politician and businessman, see Alberto Franceschi.
Alberto Franceschini in the early 1990s

Biography

Franceschini was born in Reggio Emilia into a communist family. His father had been arrested for anti-fascist activities in the 1930s, and his grandfather was one of the founders of the Italian Communist Party. At a young age he became a member of the Italian Communist Youth Federation.

The Red Brigades were formed in the second half of 1970 as a result of the merger of Renato Curcio's Proletarian Left and a radical student and worker group. They went completely underground and organized the Red Brigades and spent the next three years, from 1972 to 1975, engaging in a series of bombings and kidnappings of prominent figures. Franceschini was captured and imprisoned for setting up an armed band, setting up a subversive association and kidnapping in 1974. He was released in 1992.[2][3]

References
  1. Orsini, Alessandro (2011-03-25). Anatomy of the Red Brigades: The Religious Mind-set of Modern Terrorists. Translated by Nodes, Sarah J. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801449864.
  2. Interview with Renato Curcio
  3. See Giovanni Fasanella and Alberto Franceschini (with an afterword by judge Rosario Priore, who investigated Aldo Moro's death), Che cosa sono le BR ("Brigades Rouges. L'Histoire secrète des Red Brigades racontée par leur fondateur, Alberto Franceschini, together with Giovanni Fasanella." Editions Panama, 2005 review by Le Monde.
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