Fasci di Azione Rivoluzionaria
FAR | |
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Fasci di Azione Rivoluzionaria | |
Leader | Pino Romualdi |
Dates of operation | 1945[1]/1946–1947 |
Motives | Resistance to US Army Fascist revolution |
Active regions | Italy, Rome, Milan |
Ideology | Italian Fascism Traditionalism Anti-Americanism Anti-communism |
Status | banned |
Succeeded by New FAR - Legione Nera |
The Fasci di Azione Rivoluzionaria (English: Fasces of Revolutionary Action), abbreviated FAR, was an Italian neofascist paramilitary organization founded in 1946. FAR was the first neofascist group in Italy which led an armed struggle after the collapse of the Fascist Regime.
Prominent members
- Pino Romualdi
- Cesco Giulio Baghino [it]
- Francesco Petronio [it]
- Roberto Mieville [it]
New FAR
The New FAR also known as Legione Nera (English: Black Legion) was founded in 1951 in Rome. Its members carried out armed attacks against Ministry of Foreign Affairs and US Embassy in Rome.[when?]
Members of the New FAR
- Pino Rauti
- Enzo Erra
Italian traditionalist philosopher Julius Evola was arrested in 1951 and tried. He was a suspected to be an ideologist of the FAR.[2]
See also
- Werwolf
- Right-wing terrorism in Italy
- Years of Lead (Italy)
References
Bibliography
- Congolani, G. (1996) La destra in armi: fascisti italiani tra ribellismo ed eversione, Roma, Editori Riuniti
- Rao, N. (2006) La Fiamma e la celtica, Milano, Sperling & Kupfer, ISBN 9788820041939
- Tedeschi, M. (1950) Fascisti dopo Mussolini, Roma, Edizioni Arnia
- Julius Evola, Autodifesa, Roma, Edizioni Fondazione Julius Evola, 1976.