BERLINGUER, ENRICO


Meaning of BERLINGUER, ENRICO in English

born May 25, 1922, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy

died June 11, 1984, Padua

Italian politician.

Born into a middle-class Sardinian family, he joined the Communist Party in 1943 and held a series of party posts before becoming secretary-general in 1972, a post he would keep until his death. He became a leading advocate of "national communism," seeking independence from Moscow and favouring the adaptation of Marxism to local requirements. His proposal for a coalition government of Christian Democrats and communists was never realized.

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