Pietro Nenni

About

Italian socialist politician who was the Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party from 1931 to 1945. He was made a lifetime Senator in 1970.

Before Fame

He was raised in an orphanage after his peasant parents died.

Trivia

He was imprisoned alongside his future political rival, Benito Mussolini, in 1911 for their participation in the protest movement against the Italo-Turkish War in Libya.

Family Life

He had three children with his wife, Carmen Emiliani.

Associated With

He was exiled by Benito Mussolini after the latter came to power in 1926 following the March on Rome.