Red Brigades

Summary

Red Brigades is a terrorist organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,074 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Red Brigades's field of work was left-wing terrorism^[3].
• Red Brigades's field of work was communist terrorism^[4].
• Red Brigades is in the country of Italy^[5].
• Red Brigades's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[6].
• Red Brigades's instance of is recorded as left-wing organization^[7].
• Red Brigades's instance of is recorded as defunct organization^[8].
• Red Brigades's Commons category is recorded as Red Brigades^[9].
• Red Brigades's chairperson is recorded as Renato Curcio^[10].
• Red Brigades's chairperson is recorded as Alberto Franceschini^[11].
• Red Brigades's chairperson is recorded as Margherita Cagol^[12].
• 1966 marks the founding of Red Brigades^[13].
• Red Brigades was dissolved in January 1, 1988^[14].
• Red Brigades's significant event is recorded as kidnapping of Aldo Moro^[15].
• Red Brigades's significant event is recorded as Kidnapping of Pietro Costa^[16].
• Red Brigades's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Red Brigades^[17].
• Red Brigades's political ideology is recorded as Marxism–Leninism^[18].
• Red Brigades's political ideology is recorded as Neo-Marxism^[19].
• Red Brigades's political ideology is recorded as foco^[20].
• Red Brigades's political ideology is recorded as Guevarism^[21].
• Red Brigades's political ideology is recorded as Maoism^[22].
• Red Brigades's political ideology is recorded as left-wing terrorism^[23].
• Red Brigades's political alignment is recorded as far-left politics^[24].
• Red Brigades's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Brigate Rosse'}^[25].
• Red Brigades's different from is recorded as Red Brigade Trust^[26].
• Red Brigades's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+25000'}^[27].

Body

Founding

1966 marks the founding of Red Brigades^[13].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Renato Curcio^[10], an editor^[28], b. 1941^[29], of Italy^[30]; Alberto Franceschini^[11], a political activist^[31], 1947–2025^[32], of Italy^[33]; and Margherita Cagol^[12], a political activist^[34], 1945–1975^[35], of Italy^[36].

Industry

Fields of work include left-wing terrorism^[3], a political violence^[37] and communist terrorism^[4].

Dissolution

Red Brigades was dissolved in January 1, 1988^[14].

Why It Matters

Red Brigades ranks in the top 8% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,074 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]