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Licio Gelli (April 21, 1919 – December 15, 2015) was an Italian financier, Freemason, and fascist whose controversial life intertwined with some of Italy’s darkest post-war scandals. Born in Pistoia, Tuscany, Gelli was expelled from school at 17 and volunteered for Mussolini’s Blackshirts in the Spanish Civil War, later aligning with Nazi Germany during World War II. After the war, he built a business empire and became the Venerable Master of the clandestine [[Propaganda Due P2]] Masonic lodge, exposed in 1981 as a shadow network of powerful figures plotting political influence. Gelli was convicted for his role in the Banco Ambrosiano fraud and obstructing investigations into the 1980 Bologna bombing. A fugitive for years, he maintained ties with figures like Juan Perón and was linked to Operation Gladio. Gelli died at 96 in Arezzo, leaving a legacy of intrigue and conspiracy. | Licio Gelli (April 21, 1919 – December 15, 2015) was an Italian financier, Freemason, and fascist whose controversial life intertwined with some of Italy’s darkest post-war scandals. Born in Pistoia, Tuscany, Gelli was expelled from school at 17 and volunteered for Mussolini’s Blackshirts in the Spanish Civil War, later aligning with Nazi Germany during World War II. After the war, he built a business empire and became the Venerable Master of the clandestine [[Propaganda Due P2]] Masonic lodge, exposed in 1981 as a shadow network of powerful figures plotting political influence. Gelli was convicted for his role in the Banco Ambrosiano fraud and obstructing investigations into the 1980 Bologna bombing. A fugitive for years, he maintained ties with figures like Juan Perón and was linked to [[Operation Gladio]]. Gelli died at 96 in Arezzo, leaving a legacy of intrigue and conspiracy. | ||
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Licio Gelli
Licio Gelli (April 21, 1919 – December 15, 2015) was an Italian financier, Freemason, and fascist whose controversial life intertwined with some of Italy’s darkest post-war scandals. Born in Pistoia, Tuscany, Gelli was expelled from school at 17 and volunteered for Mussolini’s Blackshirts in the Spanish Civil War, later aligning with Nazi Germany during World War II. After the war, he built a business empire and became the Venerable Master of the clandestine Propaganda Due P2 Masonic lodge, exposed in 1981 as a shadow network of powerful figures plotting political influence. Gelli was convicted for his role in the Banco Ambrosiano fraud and obstructing investigations into the 1980 Bologna bombing. A fugitive for years, he maintained ties with figures like Juan Perón and was linked to Operation Gladio. Gelli died at 96 in Arezzo, leaving a legacy of intrigue and conspiracy.