Palmiro Togliatti

Palmiro Togliatti was born to a working-class family in Genoa, Italy, where he would grow up and begin his political journey.

Togliatti enrolls at the University of Turin to study law, where he becomes involved in socialist politics and meets future comrades.

Togliatti joins the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), marking the beginning of his active involvement in leftist politics.

Togliatti is drafted into the Italian Army and serves during World War I, an experience that deepens his anti-war and socialist convictions.

Togliatti is a founding member of the Communist Party of Italy (PCI), which splits from the Socialist Party to align with the Bolsheviks.

Togliatti is elected to the Italian Parliament as a representative of the Communist Party, beginning his political career at the national level.

Following the rise of Mussolini and the Fascist regime, Togliatti flees to Moscow to avoid arrest and continues his political activities in exile.

Togliatti is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of Italy, a position he will hold until his death, guiding the party through its most significant years.

Togliatti returns to Italy after the fall of Mussolini, playing a crucial role in the post-war reconstruction and political landscape.

Togliatti serves as Minister of Justice in the first post-war Italian government, working to establish a new legal framework and constitutional order.

The Communist Party of Italy, under Togliatti's leadership, achieves significant electoral success, becoming the second-largest party in Italy.

Togliatti publicly criticizes the Soviet Union's suppression of the Hungarian Revolution, advocating for a more independent and democratic path for Italian communism.

Togliatti's health begins to decline, but he continues to lead the PCI and maintain his influence in Italian politics.

Palmiro Togliatti dies while on a trip to Yalta, Soviet Union, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most influential figures in Italian post-war politics.