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Italian politician (1920–2008)
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Domenico Leccisi
Leccisi in 1958
Born20 May 1920
Molfetta, Kingdom of Italy
Died2 November 2008
Milan, Italy
Known forStealing the remains of Benito Mussolini
Political partyItalian Social Movement
MovementNeo-Fascism

Domenico Leccisi (20 May 1920 – 2 November 2008) was an Italian politician, who is best known for stealing the corpse of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini from an unmarked grave in 1946.

Grave robbing incident

On the eve of the first anniversary of Italy's liberation from Nazi occupying forces, Leccisi, then a right-wing journalist, and two helpers dug up the corpse from the city's Musocco cemetery and spirited it away.

Leccisi left behind a note that said: "Finally, O Duce, you are with us. We will cover you with roses but the smell of your virtue will overpower those roses."

Authorities discovered Mussolini's remains four months later, hidden at a 15th-century monastery at Pavia south of Milan. Two monks were charged with hiding the body.

In 1957 Mussolini found a final resting place at his birthplace in Predappio, northern Italy, after a campaign led by Leccisi and his party.

Political career

Leccisi served as a parliamentary deputy for the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement from 1953 to 1963. He was also a Milan city councillor and wrote an autobiography, With Mussolini Before and After Piazzale Loreto.

Death

Leccisi died at age 88 on 2 November 2008 at a retirement home in Milan due to heart and respiratory disease.

References

  1. ^ Hevesi, Dennis. "Domenico Leccisi, Italian Political Figure, Dies at 88", The New York Times, November 5, 2008. Accessed November 5, 2008.


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