Dissident Left

Dissident Left
Sinistra dissidente
LeadersGiuseppe Zanardelli
Francesco Crispi
Benedetto Cairoli
Giovanni Nicotera
Alfredo Baccarini
Founded1877; 147 years ago (1877)
Dissolved1887; 137 years ago (1887)
Split fromHistorical Left
Merged intoHistorical Left
HeadquartersPalazzo Montecitorio, Rome
IdeologyProgressivism
Protectionism
Political positionLeft-wing

The Dissident Left (Italian: Sinistra dissidente), commonly named The Pentarchy (Italian: La Pentarchia) for its five leaders, was a progressive and radical parliamentary group active in Italy during the last decades of the 19th century.[1]