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Amadeo Bordiga
Italian communist politician and Marxist theoretician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amadeo Bordiga (13 June 1889 – 25 July 1970) was an Italian Marxist theorist, revolutionary socialist, founder of the Communist Party of Italy (PCI), member of the Communist International (Comintern) and later a leading figure of the International Communist Party. Bordiga was originally associated with the PCI, but he was expelled in 1930 after being accused of Trotskyism.
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Quick Facts General Secretary Communist Party of Italy, Preceded by ...
Amadeo Bordiga | |
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![]() Bordiga in 1924 | |
General Secretary Communist Party of Italy | |
In office January 1921 – January 1924 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Antonio Gramsci |
Personal details | |
Born | (1889-06-13)13 June 1889 Resina, Campania, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 23 July 1970(1970-07-23) (aged 81) Formia, Lazio, Italy |
Political party | Italian Socialist Party Communist Party of Italy International Communist Party |
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Bordiga is viewed as one of the most notable representatives of Left communism in Europe.