Gianroberto Casaleggio | |
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| Co-founder of the Five Star Movement | |
| In office 4 October 2009 – 12 April 2016 Serving with Beppe Grillo | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gianroberto Casaleggio 14 August 1954 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 12 April 2016 (aged 61) Milan, Italy |
| Cause of death | Brain cancer |
| Political party | M5S (2009–2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | |
| Website | casaleggio.it |
Gianroberto Casaleggio (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanroˈbɛrto kazaˈleddʒo]; 14 August 1954 – 12 April 2016) was an Italian entrepreneur and political activist. He was co-founder and chairman of Casaleggio Associati srl, an internet and publishing company that advises on network strategies. He was editor of Beppe Grillo's blog, and together they founded the Five Star Movement, of which Casaleggio was sometimes called the "guru".[1][2]
In the Italian context, Casaleggio promoted the Web as a medium for political communication.[3]
- ^ Marco Alfieri (26 May 2012). "Grillo e l'ombra di Casaleggio il guru con il mito di Re Artù". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ Emiliano Liuzzi (8 September 2012). "Il guru Casaleggio esce dall'ombra: "Non decido io"". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Natale, Simone; Ballatore, Andrea (1 January 2014). "The web will kill them all: new media, digital utopia, and political struggle in the Italian 5-Star Movement". Media, Culture & Society. 36 (1): 105–121. doi:10.1177/0163443713511902. hdl:2318/1768935. ISSN 0163-4437. S2CID 73517559. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.