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Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sylvester
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q551521 · wikidata
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Licio Gelli
1919-04-21 – 2015-12-15
Life & Legacy
Licio Gelli (Italian: [ˈliːtʃo ˈdʒɛlli]; 21 April 1919 – 15 December 2015) was an Italian Freemason, businessman, and terrorist. A fascist volunteer in his youth, he is chiefly known for his role in the Banco Ambrosiano scandal and in the Bologna massacre. He was revealed in 1981 as being the Venerable Master of the clandestine Masonic lodge Propaganda Due (P2). This would lead to him getting arrested in Switzerland in 1982. He managed to escape from prison the next year, but eventually agreed to surrender back into the custody of Swiss authorities for a short period of time in 1987. From 1996 until his death in 2015, Gelli remained mostly under house arrest at his home in Arezzo.
Occupation & Career
journalist, banker, politician, financier, entrepreneur, poet, criminal, businessperson
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sylvester; Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Order of the Liberator General San Martín; Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; Order of St. Sylvester; Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre · Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sylvester · Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta · Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · Order of St. Sylvester · Order of the Liberator General San Martín
Organizations & Memberships
Propaganda Due · Voluntary Militia for National Security
Verified Legacy Record
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Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q551521 · wikidata
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Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q551521 · wikidata
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Order of the Liberator General San Martín
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q551521 · wikidata
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Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q551521 · wikidata
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Order of St. Sylvester
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q551521 · wikidata
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Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q551521 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q551521 — wikidata View source
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