Alfonso Leonetti · L’Ordine Nuovo

Name: Alfonso Leonetti
Born: 13 September 1895, Andria, Italy
Died: 26 December 1984, Rome, Italy (date differs in sources; see notes)
Aliases: Feroci; Guido Saraceno; Martin; Akros; Souzo
Position in 1919–1920: Socialist journalist; Turin Avanti! editor and L’Ordine Nuovo contributor
Affiliations: Italian Socialist Party; Turin socialist and L’Ordine Nuovo circles
Council delegate: unknown
Bio: Leonetti entered socialist youth politics in 1913 and led the Apulian-Lucanian youth organization in 1914. After working as a tutor, he joined Turin socialist journalism in 1918 and contributed to L’Ordine Nuovo. A founding Communist Party member in 1921, he became managing editor of the daily L’Ordine Nuovo and its director in 1922. He directed L’Unità from 1924 to 1926 and served on the party central committee.
Articles: 2
Indexed full catalog cards · Issues I.1, I.2, I.3, I.4, I.5, I.6, I.7, I.8, I.9, I.10, I.11, I.12, I.13, I.14, I.15, I.16, I.17, I.18, I.19, I.20, I.21, I.22, I.23, I.24, I.25, I.26, I.27, I.28, I.29, I.30, I.31, I.32, I.33, I.34, I.35, I.36, I.37, I.38, I.39, I.40, I.41, I.42, I.43, II.1, II.2, II.3, II.4, II.5, II.6. Coauthored cards count once for each named author. Serialized installments are counted as separate issue cards.
Brief records / quotations: 0 · Separate from the Articles count.
Other Notes: Exiled to France, he joined the communist Left Opposition after expulsion in 1930 and later participated in the French Resistance. Council-delegate status is unknown. Mastrolillo’s 2018 scholarly biography gives 26 December 1984 for his death; Treccani gives 25 December. The discrepancy remains explicit.

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