Luigi Longo

Luigi Longo
General Secretary of the
Italian Communist Party
In office
22 August 1964 – 16 March 1972
Preceded byPalmiro Togliatti
Succeeded byEnrico Berlinguer
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
8 May 1948 – 16 October 1980
ConstituencyMilan
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
ConstituencyMilan
Personal details
Born15 March 1900
Fubine, Italy
Died16 October 1980(1980-10-16) (aged 80)
Rome, Italy
Political partyPCI (1921–1980)
PSI (before 1921)

Luigi Longo (15 March 1900 – 16 October 1980), also known as Gallo, was an Italian communist politician and general secretary of the Italian Communist Party from 1964 to 1972. He was also the first foreigner to be awarded an Order of Lenin.