Italian Communist Party
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The Italian Communist Party was a communist and later democratic socialist political party in Italy. It was established in Livorno as the Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921, when it seceded f
Detail of the first membership card of PCd'I in 1921
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Italian Socialist Party
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The Italian Socialist Party was a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Italy, whose history stretched for longer than a century, making it one of the longest-surviving parties
Italian Communist Party
…was established in Livorno as the Communist Party of Italy (Italian: Partito Comunista d'Italia, PCd'I) on 21 January 1921, when it seceded from the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), under the leadership of Amadeo Bordiga, Antonio Gramsci, and Nicola Bombacci. Outlawed under the fascist regime, the party continued to operate…
Filippo Turati was one of the founders of the party.
Nicola Bombacci was secretary of the PSI and leader of its revolutionary wing, who led the party to its best result ever in 1919.
Pietro Nenni was a historical leader of the PSI.
Bettino Craxi was party leader from 1976 to 1993 and the party's first prime minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987.