Stefano Delle Chiaie

Stefano Delle Chiaie
Stefano Delle Chiaie in 1975
Born13 September 1936
Died10 September 2019(2019-09-10) (aged 82)
NationalityItalian
Organizations
Known forStrategy of tension
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Political partyMovimento Sociale Italiano (Italian Social Movement)

Stefano Delle Chiaie (13 September 1936 – 10 September 2019)[1] was an Italian neo-fascist terrorist. He was the founder of Avanguardia Nazionale, a member of Ordine Nuovo, and founder of Lega nazionalpopolare. He went on to become a wanted man worldwide, suspected of involvement in Italy's strategy of tension, but was acquitted. He was a friend of Licio Gelli, grandmaster of P2 masonic lodge. He was suspected of involvement in South America's Operation Condor, but was acquitted. He was known by his nickname "il caccola" (Roman slang for "shorty"[2]) as he was just over five feet tall - although he stated that originally, the nickname came from his very young involvement, at age 14, in the Italian Social Movement (MSI), a neo-fascist political party established after the war.[3]

  1. ^ Staff writer (Sep. 10, 2019). "È morto Stefano Delle Chiaie, accusato di concorso esterno nella strage di Bologna" (in Italian). Repubblica.it. Accessed Sep. 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Christie, Stuart (1984). Stefano Delle Chiaie: Portrait of a Black Terrorist. London: Anarchy Magazine, in association with Refract Publications. ISBN 0946222096.
  3. ^ Chiaie, Stefano Delle; Grindr, Massimiliano; Berlenghini, Umberto (2012). L'aquila e il condor. Sperling & Kupfer.