Fasci di Azione Rivoluzionaria

The Fasci di Azione Rivoluzionaria (English: Fasces of Revolutionary Action), abbreviated FAR, was an Italian neofascist paramilitary organization founded in 1946. FAR was the first neofascist group in Italy which led an armed struggle after the collapse of the Fascist Regime.

Not to be confused with Fasci d'Azione Rivoluzionaria, the original fascist organization founded in 1914.
FAR
Fasci di Azione Rivoluzionaria
LeaderPino Romualdi
Dates of operation1945[1]/1946–1947
MotivesResistance to US Army
Fascist revolution
Active regionsItaly, Rome, Milan
IdeologyItalian Fascism
Traditionalism
Anti-Americanism
Anti-communism
Statusbanned

Prominent members
  • Pino Romualdi
  • Cesco Giulio Baghino
  • Francesco Petronio
  • Roberto Mieville

New FAR

The New FAR also known as Legione Nera (English: Black Legion) was founded in 1951 in Rome. Its members carried out armed attacks against Ministry of Foreign Affairs and US Embassy in Rome.

Members of the New FAR

Italian traditionalist philosopher Julius Evola was arrested in 1951 and tried. He was a suspected to be an ideologist of the FAR.[2]

See also

References
  1. Piero Ignazi, Il polo escluso, Bologna, Edizioni Il Mulino
  2. Evola al processo ai F.A.R.

Bibliography
  • Congolani, G. (1996) La destra in armi: fascisti italiani tra ribellismo ed eversione, Roma, Editori Riuniti
  • Rao, N. (2006) La Fiamma e la celtica, Milano, Sperling & Kupfer, ISBN 9788820041939
  • Tedeschi, M. (1950) Fascisti dopo Mussolini, Roma, Edizioni Arnia
  • Julius Evola, Autodifesa, Roma, Edizioni Fondazione Julius Evola, 1976.
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