Valerio Fioravanti
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Giuseppe Valerio Fioravanti (born 28 March 1958) is an Italian
former child actor
and terrorist, founder of the neo-fascist
terrorist group
Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari
.
Fioravanti was born in Rovereto
. He served jail time for the 1980 Bologna train station bombing
. He had been convicted, altogether, to 10 life terms plus 250 years, and was found guilty for the killing of 93 people. He pleaded guilty for seven murders and several robberies, but denies implication for the Bologna massacre. He served actually 27 years in prison, the last 9 years working outside the prison in the organization Nessuno tocchi Caino, linked to the Radical Party
of Italy. He was released on 3 August 2009.
Fioravanti married in prison in 1985 the former terrorist Francesca Mambro, his co-accomplice in the Bologna massacre. They now have a daughter. In 1997, the Venice Film Festival
debuted a documentary of his on Rome
's Rebibbia prison, Piccoli Ergastoli (Little Life Sentences).
Fioravanti was arrested on 5 February 1981, after two policemen were killed in a shootout in Padua with members of the Terza Posizione
terrorist grouping. Fioravanti was shot, a tip-off led to his arrest later that day. He was sought at that time in connection with a series of crimes, including the Bologna bombing.
In 1988, he was convicted and served a life sentence for the Bologna bombing. He was acquitted on appeals in 1990, but a retrial started in 1993. In 1995, the Supreme Court
confirmed his earlier sentence.
Italy
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former child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
and terrorist, founder of the neo-fascist
Neo-Fascism
Neo-fascism is a post–World War II ideology that includes significant elements of fascism. The term neo-fascist may apply to groups that express a specific admiration for Benito Mussolini and Italian Fascism or any other fascist leader/state...
terrorist group
Terrorism
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Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari
Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari
The Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari was an Italian neofascist terrorist organization active from 1977 to November 1981. It committed 33 murders in four years, and had planned to assassinate Francesco Cossiga, Gianfranco Fini and Adolfo Urso...
.
Fioravanti was born in Rovereto
Rovereto
Rovereto is a city and comune in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River.-History:Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier between the bishopric of Trento - an independent state until 1797 - and the republic of Venice, and later...
. He served jail time for the 1980 Bologna train station bombing
Bologna massacre
The Bologna massacre was a terrorist bombing of the Central Station at Bologna, Italy, on the morning of Saturday, 2 August 1980, which killed 85 people and wounded more than 200. The attack has been materially attributed to the neo-fascist terrorist organization Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari...
. He had been convicted, altogether, to 10 life terms plus 250 years, and was found guilty for the killing of 93 people. He pleaded guilty for seven murders and several robberies, but denies implication for the Bologna massacre. He served actually 27 years in prison, the last 9 years working outside the prison in the organization Nessuno tocchi Caino, linked to the Radical Party
Radical Party
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of Italy. He was released on 3 August 2009.
Fioravanti married in prison in 1985 the former terrorist Francesca Mambro, his co-accomplice in the Bologna massacre. They now have a daughter. In 1997, the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
debuted a documentary of his on 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...
's Rebibbia prison, Piccoli Ergastoli (Little Life Sentences).
Fioravanti was arrested on 5 February 1981, after two policemen were killed in a shootout in Padua with members of the Terza Posizione
Terza Posizione
The Terza Posizione was a far right group founded in Rome in 1978 . The TP rejected both capitalism and socialism, looking instead to found a political and economic Third Position, with its main influence being Julius Evola...
terrorist grouping. Fioravanti was shot, a tip-off led to his arrest later that day. He was sought at that time in connection with a series of crimes, including the Bologna bombing.
In 1988, he was convicted and served a life sentence for the Bologna bombing. He was acquitted on appeals in 1990, but a retrial started in 1993. In 1995, the Supreme Court
Court of Cassation (Italy)
The Supreme Court of Cassation is the major court of last resort in Italy. It has its seat in the Rome Hall of Justice.The Court of Cassation exists also to “ensure the observation and the correct interpretation of law” by ensuring the same application of law in the inferior and appeal courts...
confirmed his earlier sentence.