Camillo Berneri (also known as Camillo da Lodi; May 28, 1897, Lodi—May 5, 1937, Barcelona) was an Italian professor of philosophy, anarchist militant, propagandist and theorist. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lodi ( pronounced) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, on the right bank of the River Adda. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i
Berneri, a World War I veteran, University of Florence professor of humanities, and a member of the Unione Anarchica Italiana, had been opposed to the takeover of his country by Fascists, engaging in resistance until 1926, when he was forced to take refuge to France, then Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and finally the Netherlands. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The University of Florence ( Università degli Studi di Firenze, UNIFI is one of the largest and oldest universities in Italy. The humanities are academic disciplines which study the Human condition, using methods that are primarily Analytic, Critical, or Speculative Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands In all these countries, Berneri was frequently placed under arrest, being usually expelled. Although under constant surveillance, he nonetheless wrote on several topics, mostly anti-clerical and anti-fascist articles. Anti-clericalism is a historical movement that opposes Religious (generally Catholic institutional power and influence real or alleged in all aspects of public and political Anti-fascism is the opposition to fascist ideologies organizations governments and people
With Carlo Rosselli, Berneri organized the first column of Italian volunteers to fight in the Spanish Civil War against Francisco Franco's attempted takeover, where he took part in the battles of Monte Pelado and Huesca (in Aragon) together with the Spanish anarchists of Francisco Ascaso Column and the Italians of the Matteotti Battalion. Carlo Rosselli ( 16 November 1899 - 9 June 1937) was an Italian political leader journalist historian and anti-fascist activist The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Huesca (Uesca Latin: Osca; Greek:, Ptol ii 6 § 68 is a city in Aragon, Spain. Aragon ( Spanish: "Aragón") is an autonomous community of Spain. Francisco Ascaso Budría ( April 1 1901 &mdash July 20 1936) was a prominent Anarcho-syndicalist figure in Spain. The Matteotti Battalion was an Italian anti-fascist exile group which fought with the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. He became highly critical of the involvement of Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) members in the Popular Front government, expressing his views in an open letter to Federica Montseny (Anarchist minister for Health). Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Confederación Nacional del Trabajo ( CNT; English The Popular Front (Frente Popular in Spain 's Second Republic was an electoral Coalition and pact signed in January 1936 by various Federica Montseny i Mañé ( February 12 1905, Madrid &mdash January 14 1994) was a Spanish anarchist, intellectual and Minister
During the Barcelona May Days, as squads of Communist Party of Spain members (apparently under orders from Joseph Stalin) took to the streets in order to hunt down leading anarchists, Berneri was dragged from his home and murdered. Barcelona May Days is a term covering the events between May 3 and May 8 1937, when factions on the Republican side of the Spanish Civil The Communist Party of Spain ( Partido Comunista de España or PCE) is the third largest national Political party of Spain. Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party His body, riddled with bullets, was found during the night, near the headquarters of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
He was married to Giovanna Berneri, and was father of Marie-Louise Berneri and Giliane Berneri, all of whom were also anarchists. Marie Louise Berneri ( March 1, 1918 - April 13, 1949) was an Anarchist activist and author
See also
External links
- Camillo Berneri Page on Libcom site
- Camillo Berneri Page on the Anarchist Encyclopedia site
- The Writings of Camillo Berneri
- Selected Writings
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