Who was Giuseppe Mazzini ?, And what was his role ?
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Giuseppe Mazzini, (born June 22, 1805, Genoa [Italy]—died March 10, 1872, Pisa, Italy), Genoese propagandist and revolutionary, founder of the secret revolutionary society Young Italy (1832), and a champion of the movement for Italian unity known as the Risorgimento.
Founded: Young Italy, Young Europe
Born: June 22, 1805, Genoa
Nationality: Italy
Died: March 10, 1872, Pisa
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Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian politician, journalist, activist for the unification of Italy and spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement .
The role of Giuseppe Mazzini as an Italian revolutionary:
(i) He founded two secret societies—Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe in Berne.
(ii) Members of these societies were like-minded young men from Poland, France, Italy and German states.
(iii) Mazzini believed that God had intended nations to be the natural units of mankind.
(iv) Mazzini’s relentless opposition to monarchy and his vision of democratic republic frightened the conservatives.