Brigate Rosse (Noun)
Meaning
A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Brigate Rosse was held responsible for the kidnapping and murder of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro in 1978.
- The group's ideology was rooted in Marxism-Leninism, and its actions were aimed at weakening the Italian state and its ties to Western capitalism.
- During the 1970s, the Brigate Rosse was responsible for numerous bombings, kidnappings, and assassinations of Italian politicians, business leaders, and law enforcement officials.
- The Brigate Rosse's activities declined significantly in the 1980s, and the group was eventually dismantled by Italian authorities in the late 1980s.
- The legacy of the Brigate Rosse continues to be felt in Italy, serving as a reminder of the country's tumultuous past and the enduring threat of leftist terrorism.