Alfredo Covelli
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Alfredo Covelli was an Italian politician
, born in Bonito
on February 22, 1914, leader of the Monarchist National Party
.
He graduated in literature
and philosophy
, in law
and political science
in the second half of 1930s, and in 1940 he was a teacher of Latin and Greek
in a grammar school
of Benevento
.
Took part in the Second World War as official of the Air Force
, and after a series of operations in Tirana
and Bari
, he received a decoration for military valor.
Monarchist
, in 1946 was elected Member of Parliament
between the rows of the National Bloc of Freedom
and in the referendum
of 2 June he voted the House of Savoy
.
In July the same year he founded the Monarchist National Party
, with which he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
in 1948, and so would be until 1976. In the meantime he also devoted himself to journalism, becoming director of the Nation Courier.
In 1959 along with Achille Lauro
, guide the baby Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity
but its electoral defeats will quickly at the end of the movement and its merger with MSI.
In 1964 Covelli also held a management role in football, becoming advisor of the SS Lazio.
In the 1970s he went in the direction of the Italian Social Movement
, which became the MSI-DN, which was also chairman.
In 1977 led to the split of National Democracy of which he was president, but two years later, with the disappearance of DN, he preferred to withdraw from the politics.
On January 15, 1998 was appointed by Victor Emmanuel of Savoy honorary president of the honorific Council of the Senators of the Kingdom.
At his request, was buried in Bonito, his birthplace, after he died on December 25, 1998.
Politician
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, born in Bonito
Bonito
Bonito is a name given to various species of medium-sized, predatory fish in the Scombridae family. First, bonito most commonly refers to species in the genus Sarda, including the Atlantic bonito and the Pacific bonito ; second, in Japanese cuisine, bonito refers to the skipjack tuna , which, in...
on February 22, 1914, leader of the Monarchist National Party
Monarchist National Party
The Monarchist National Party was a political party in Italy founded in 1946, uniting conservatives, liberal conservatives, conservative liberals and nationalists...
.
He graduated in literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and philosophy
Philosophy
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, in law
Law
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and political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
in the second half of 1930s, and in 1940 he was a teacher of Latin and Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
in a grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
of Benevento
Benevento
Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...
.
Took part in the Second World War as official of the Air Force
Air force
An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...
, and after a series of operations in Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
and Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
, he received a decoration for military valor.
Monarchist
Monarchy
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, in 1946 was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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between the rows of the National Bloc of Freedom
National Bloc of Freedom
The National Bloc of Freedom was a short-lived Italian political coalition of monarchist parties, most of which participated to the foundation of the National Monarchist Party...
and in the referendum
Referendum
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of 2 June he voted the House of Savoy
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia...
.
In July the same year he founded the Monarchist National Party
Monarchist National Party
The Monarchist National Party was a political party in Italy founded in 1946, uniting conservatives, liberal conservatives, conservative liberals and nationalists...
, with which he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
in 1948, and so would be until 1976. In the meantime he also devoted himself to journalism, becoming director of the Nation Courier.
In 1959 along with Achille Lauro
Achille Lauro
MS Achille Lauro was a cruise ship based in Naples, Italy. Built between 1939 and 1947 as MS Willem Ruys, a passenger liner for the Rotterdamsche Lloyd. It is most remembered for its 1985 hijacking...
, guide the baby Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity
Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity
Since 1961 the Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity was the continuation of the Italian Democratic Party , a monarchist party founded in 1959 by the union of the People's Monarchist Party and the National Monarchist Party.The new party, like its predecessors, was hampered by a...
but its electoral defeats will quickly at the end of the movement and its merger with MSI.
In 1964 Covelli also held a management role in football, becoming advisor of the SS Lazio.
In the 1970s he went in the direction of the Italian Social Movement
Italian Social Movement
The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s...
, which became the MSI-DN, which was also chairman.
In 1977 led to the split of National Democracy of which he was president, but two years later, with the disappearance of DN, he preferred to withdraw from the politics.
On January 15, 1998 was appointed by Victor Emmanuel of Savoy honorary president of the honorific Council of the Senators of the Kingdom.
At his request, was buried in Bonito, his birthplace, after he died on December 25, 1998.