Licio Gelli

Licio Gelli (; April 21, 1919 – December 15, 2015) was an Italian financier, politician, and writer. He was known for his role in the Banco Ambrosiano scandal. He was revealed in 1981 as being the Venerable Master of the clandestine lodge Propaganda Due (P2).

Early life
Gelli was born in Pistoia, Tuscany. During the 1930s, Gelli volunteered for the Blackshirts expeditionary forces sent by Mussolini in support of Francisco Franco's rebellion in the Spanish Civil War.

Nobel Prize nomination
In 1996, Gelli was nominated as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, supported by Mother Teresa and Naguib Mahfouz.

Death
Gelli died in Arezzo, Tuscany from respiratory failure at the age of 96.Loggia P2: è morto Licio Gelli Una vita tra intrighi e segreti 

Further reading
Ginsborg, Paul (2003). Italy and Its Discontents, London: Palgrave Macmillan  (Review Institute of Historical Research  | Review New York Times )

References

Other websites

 Site of Italian newspaper "Il Piave" where Gelli writes regularly

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