Giuseppe Di Vittorio

Giuseppe Di Vittorio (born with Cerignola the August 11th 1892, died with Lecco the November 3rd 1957) is a politician and a trade unionist Italy N.

Biography

Giuseppe Di Vittorio is a son of farm laborer, the most social class in these times in the Pouilles, and is autodidact. As of its adolescence, it undertakes an intense political activity and trade-union and in 15 years it takes part in the Circle of youth Socialists of Cerignola. In 1911 it directs the working chamber of Minervino Murge.

In 1912 Di Vittorio enters the Unione Sindacale Italiana, reaching in one year the national committee. According to the dires of Randolfo Pacciardi contradicted by Di Vittorio in an interview with Felice Chilanti it is presented like an interventionist at the time of the First World War.

The friends and adversaries of Di Vittorio recognize good sense to him and of humanity, it can be rendered comprehensible, thanks to its simple and effective language as well by the working class which peasants still in margin of the economic life, social and cultural of the country.

The passage to Communism

It takes the head of the working chamber of Bari where it organizes the defense of the seat of the room with former officers legionaries of Fiume, Socialists, Communists and anarchists gathered around Arditi del Popolo. They will leave victorious this combat against the fascistic squadristi of Giuseppe Caradonna.

Three years after the Scission of Leghorn of 1921, it becomes communist in 1924 and it is elected appointed the same year.

In 1925, it is condemned by the fascistic Special court to 12 years of imprisonment, it takes refuge in France where it presents the dissolution of the Italian General confederation of work in the International one of the “red” trade unions. Of 1928 with 1930, it remains in Soviet Union and represents Italy in the news Internationale country-woman then it renvient with Paris where it enters the office of the NCV.

Wars

During the war of Ethiopia, on indication of the Comintern, it sends three Communists called " three apostoliques" among which Ilio Barontini very tested on the matter to organize the guerilla local against the fascistic invasion.

With other antifascists, it takes part in the Spanish Civil war and in 1937, it directs to Paris a newspaper antifascist. In 1941, it is stopped by the fascistic police force and is sent in exile to Ventotene. In 1943, it is released by the partisans and during last the years of the Second world war, it takes share with the Résistance to his of the Brigade Garibaldi.

After war

In 1945, it is elected secretary of the Italian General confederation of the work which had been reconstituted the year of before following an agreement between Di Vittorio, Achille Grandi and Oreste Lizzardi (Pacte of Rome) representing the three principal trade-union currents: Communist, catholic and Socialist. The following year, he is elected appointed with the NCV.

The trade-union unit lasts until in 948, when on the occasion of the general strike for the attack against Palmiro Togliatti, the catholic current separates and creates its trade union, CISL, quickly imitated by the social democrats who gathers in UIL.

In 1956, it gives an opinion against the Soviet intervention in Hungary, opinion different from that of the NCV.

The prestige of Di Vittorio conquer the working class and the trade union movement in ke whole world at the point to be elected in 1953 president of the world Trade union federation.

Di Vittorio remains with the head of the CGIL until its death in 1957 with Lecco.

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