Roberto Forges Davanzati
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Roberto Forges Davanzati (born 23 February 1880 in Naples
- died 1 June 1936 in Rome
) was an Italian
journalist, academic and politician. Initially a syndicalist
he later became a nationalist
and fascist
.
After obtaining a degree in law Forges Davanzati, a member of the Italian Socialist Party
, became a journalist with the party papers Avanti!
and Avanguardia Socialista. Associated with the syndicalist tendency of the party his interest in nationalism grew and in 1906 he left the PSI to take up a position at the paper Pagine Libre, which had been founded by Angelo Oliviero Olivetti
and which soon became associated with national syndicalism
.
Forges Davanzati soon converted for full nationalism and took a position with Corriere della Sera
, at time a nationalist symathising paper He became one of the founders of the more hard-line nationalist newspaper L'Idea Nazionale
in 1911. He confirmed his full conversion by joining the Italian Nationalist Association
before leaving to serve in the First World War.
Associated with the pro-fascist tendency within the INA immediately after the war he endorsed the merger of the two groups and was the secretary of the provisional directorate of the National Fascist Party
immediately after the fusion of the two group. He also served as a member of the Grand Council of Fascism
and from 1925 was editor of La Tribuna-Idea Nazionale, a merger of the two group's newspapers. He was appointed to the Italian Senate
in 1934. Benefitting from his closeness to the government, Forges Davanzati also taught political science as the Sapienza University of Rome and broadcast a daily radio show Chronicles of the Regime.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
- died 1 June 1936 in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) was an Italian
Italy
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journalist, academic and politician. Initially a syndicalist
Syndicalism
Syndicalism is a type of economic system proposed as a replacement for capitalism and an alternative to state socialism, which uses federations of collectivised trade unions or industrial unions...
he later became a nationalist
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
and fascist
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
.
After obtaining a degree in law Forges Davanzati, a member of the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
, became a journalist with the party papers Avanti!
Avanti! (Italian newspaper)
Avanti! is an Italian daily newspaper, born as the official voice of the Italian Socialist Party, published since December 25, 1896. It took its name from its German counterpart Vorwärts.-History:...
and Avanguardia Socialista. Associated with the syndicalist tendency of the party his interest in nationalism grew and in 1906 he left the PSI to take up a position at the paper Pagine Libre, which had been founded by Angelo Oliviero Olivetti
Angelo Oliviero Olivetti
Angelo Oliviero Olivetti was an Italian lawyer, journalist, and political activist.Olivetti was born in Ravenna, Italy. In 1892 while a student at the University of Bologna he joined the Italian Socialist Party. Following accusations of subversive activity, he fled to Switzerland in 1898. There...
and which soon became associated with national syndicalism
National syndicalism
National syndicalism is a nationalist variant of syndicalism.- Founding of national syndicalism in France :National syndicalism was founded in France by the fusion of Maurrassian integral nationalism with Sorelian syndicalism. Interest in Sorelian thought arose in the French political right,...
.
Forges Davanzati soon converted for full nationalism and took a position with Corriere della Sera
Corriere della Sera
The Corriere della Sera is an Italian daily newspaper, published in Milan.It is among the oldest and most reputable Italian newspapers. Its main rivals are Rome's La Repubblica and Turin's La Stampa.- History :...
, at time a nationalist symathising paper He became one of the founders of the more hard-line nationalist newspaper L'Idea Nazionale
L'Idea Nazionale
L'Idea Nazionale was an Italian political newspaper associated with the Italian Nationalist Association, which merged with the Fascist Party in 1923. The party advocated militarist nationalism and creation of an Italian empire. It was founded by Italian nationalist Enrico Corradini...
in 1911. He confirmed his full conversion by joining the Italian Nationalist Association
Italian Nationalist Association
The Italian Nationalist Association, Associazione Nazionalista Italiana was Italy's first nationalist political party founded in 1910. under the influence of Italian nationalists such as Enrico Corradini and Giovanni Papini...
before leaving to serve in the First World War.
Associated with the pro-fascist tendency within the INA immediately after the war he endorsed the merger of the two groups and was the secretary of the provisional directorate of the National Fascist Party
National Fascist Party
The National Fascist Party was an Italian political party, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of fascism...
immediately after the fusion of the two group. He also served as a member of the Grand Council of Fascism
Grand Council of Fascism
The Grand Council of Fascism was the main body of Mussolini's Fascist government in Italy. A body which held and applied great power to control the institutions of government, it was created as a party body in 1923 and became a state body on 9 December 1928....
and from 1925 was editor of La Tribuna-Idea Nazionale, a merger of the two group's newspapers. He was appointed to the Italian Senate
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
in 1934. Benefitting from his closeness to the government, Forges Davanzati also taught political science as the Sapienza University of Rome and broadcast a daily radio show Chronicles of the Regime.