Enrico Berlinguer
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Enrico Berlinguer (15 May 1922 – 11 June 1984) was an Italian politician. Considered the most popular leader of the Italian Communist Party, which he led as the national secretary from 1972 until his death during a tense period in Italy's history, marked by the Years of Lead and social conflicts such as the Hot Autumn of 1969–1970. He distanced the party from the influence of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and pursued a moderate line, repositioning the party within Italian politics and advocating accommodation and national unity. This strategy came to be termed Eurocommunism and he was seen as its main spokesperson.
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Quotes about Enrico Berlinguer[edit]
- Berlinguer was an honest person, but that's not enough to be a communist.
- Marco Rizzo, Berlinguer. A good person, but not a communist, 11 November 2015
