Antonio Canepa
| Antonio Canepa | |
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| Born |
25 October 1908 Palermo, Italy |
| Died | 7 September 1945 (aged 36) Randazzo, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Mario Turri |
| Occupation | Politician, revolutionary, professor, writer |
| Known for | Founder of the EVIS |
Antonio Canepa (Palermo, 25 October 1908 – Randazzo, 9 July 1945) was an Italian politician, revolutionary, professor and writer, known as one of the most important advocates of the Sicilian nationalism. He was the leader of the socialist faction of the Sicilian Independence Movement (Movimento per l'Indipendenza della Sicilia) and the founder of the Volunteer Army for the Independence of Sicily (Esercito Volontario per l'Indipendenza della Sicilia, EVIS).
In 1942, under the alias of Mario Turri, he published the pamphlet "La Sicilia ai Siciliani" (Sicily for the Sicilians), an important separatist manifesto. He was killed in Randazzo in 1945 during a gunfight with the Carabinieri.
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