Aldo Moro assassination special report

Title

Aldo Moro assassination special report

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Music; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:13:53

Description

Special report on the assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro on 09/05/78 – he was murdered by the Red Brigades terrorist group. Includes Italian radio broadcast announcing the murder; singing of Internationale by members of the Red Brigades; singing at the Vatican; noise of crowd and singing at memorial service. Speakers include: Prime Minister Giovanni Leone in Italia n Parliament; Gillian Giordano(?), wife of Rome civil servant; Luigi Braghini(?), political commentator; Luigi Speranza(?), Independent Communist; Pope Paul VI (via interpreter). Male reporter not identified. Report appears to be from a few days after his death.

Contributors

Pope Paul VI; Giovanni Leone; Gillian Giordano(?); Luigi Braghini(?); Luigi Speranza(?)

Keywords

Popes; Terrorism; Homicide; Prime ministers; Heads of state; Politicians; Italy; Abduction; Aldo Moro; Red Brigades

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