Franco Piperno

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Piperno in 2008

Franco Piperno (born 5 January 1943) is a former communist militant from Italy. He is an associate professor of

Condensed Matter Physics in the University of Calabria.[1]

Biography

Piperno was born in

Jewish family. He graduated in physics at the University of Pisa and was member of the FGCI (Italy's communist youth organization). After his expulsion,[2] in 1969 he was suspected of having sabotaged a Boston Chemical plant, which produced defoliant used in the Vietnam War, but he was immediately released.[3] In Rome he was an activist in the 1968 movement and in the summer 1969 he took part in the demonstration against Fiat in Turin
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In the late 1969, with

Toni Negri, he was one of the founders of the far-left organisation Potere Operaio,[2][3] and later he was a member of Autonomia Operaia. He also led the wing of Potere Operaio called Lavoro Illegale ("Illegal Work")[4]

With Negri, Scalzone, and others, he was charged for the publication of subversive magazines in 1979

University of Montreal.[3] Most of the charges were later dropped, and the sentence was reduced to four years.[3]

Piperno returned to Italy from Canada in 1990,[7] and became active locally in his hometown, Cosenza, creating the cultural association Ciroma. In January 1996 his car was hit by four handgun bullets.[8] In May 1996 Piperno became a member of the local council of the city of Cosenza.[9]

See also

  • Autonomism
  • Primavalle Fire
  • Kidnapping of Aldo Moro

References

  1. ^ Course held by Piperno
  2. ^ a b c Mazzocchi, Silvana (18 January 2007). "Da Valle Giulia al 7 aprile così tramontò Potere operaio". La Repubblica. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Mastrogiacomo, Daniele (7 May 1996). "Lui, il '68 e i 'cattivi maestri'". La Repubblica. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  4. ^ Scottoni, Franco (14 January 1987). "Fiori spiega i rapporti tra le BR e 'Autonomia'". La Repubblica. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
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  8. ^ Macri`, Carlo (28 January 1996). "Cosenza, quattro colpi di pistola contro l' auto di Franco Piperno". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  9. ^ Fertilio, Dario (7 May 1996). "E Piperno diventa assessore". Retrieved 17 January 2011.


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