Francesco Pezzi

Francesco Pezzi (d. 1917), Italain anarchist militant and self-taught accountant, born. Companion of fellow Italian anarchist Maria Luisa 'Gigia' Minguzzi.

He was born in Ravenna on 30 August 1849. Accountant self-taught, he joined the Federation Romagna of the AIT. In July 1874 he took part in Bologna at sides of Bakunin an insurrectionary attempt to overthrow the monarchy. But after the failure of the attempt, he Refugee with his companion the activist Luisa Minguzzi in Lugano in Switzerland. With Cafiero, Nabruzzi and Others, they form a Federation Council Italian to reorganize the AIT. With Gaetano Grassi, Pezzi Returns to Florence to attend the 3rd Congress of Italian Federation to be held clandestinely (despite arrests) in Tosi on October 21, 1876. He collaborates with Malatesta at the Preparation of the insurrection of Matese, but he's arrested in Naples early 1877; sentenced on 7 May, he was later Amnesty. He returned to Lugano with Luisa, before Return to Florence the following year. April 11, 1878, He is a delegate to the clandestine congress of AIT in Pisa, but on October 10, arrested for Conspiracy, he will remain imprisoned with others internationalists until January 1880. Released, he continues its action by creating a "Committee revolutionary." In 1882, he mobilized with Serantoni for the Defense of imprisoned companions. In January 1884 he Accompanies Malatesta to Ravenna for a final meeting with Andrea Costa (ally at Parliamentarism). But he is again pursued by the Justice with Malatesta and other Florentine internationalists. In provisional release before an appeal, they surrender to Naples to help the victim population of an outbreak of cholera. But the condemnations of each other (Pezzi will be condemned by influency at 4 years and 5 months in prison for signing a Manifesto of solidarity and participated in the Review " The Question Social "), he leaves with Luisa, Francesco Natta and Malatesta for Argentina, where they will reissue in 1885 " The Social Question ". In 1889, he returned to Italy, amnesty (via France), and is dedicated to the organization of a "Party anarchist" who will see the light of day at Capolago on 6 January 1891. The 3 July 1894, he was arrested with Luisa, accused of complicity after The attack on Paolo Lega. They are acquitted at the trial in November 1895, but Under house arrest on the island of Lipari. In May 1886, he fled (with other companions) on a boat and dock in Tunisia, but the authorities will hand them over to The Italian police. After 5 months in prison for this escape, He returned to Florence and Luisa, who had been released in August; But this one, sick, will gradually lose sight. In April 1900, he kills an unbalanced man who wanted it to his life. Acquitted for this accident, it will remain traumatized. In 1904, he participated with Luisa in the Political Victims Relief Committee established by Giuseppe Scarlatti. Luisa died on 13 March 1911. Disillusioned after the starting the war, he commits suicide with a blow of Gun on July 21, 1917.