Luigi Longo
Former Member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy
Luigi Longo, also known as Gallo, was an Italian communist politician and general secretary of the Italian Communist Party from 1964 to 1972. He was also the first foreigner to be awarded an Order of Lenin. Wikipedia
Born: March 15, 1900, Fubine Monferrato, Italy
Died: October 16, 1980 (age 80 years), Rome, Italy
Children: Pier Giuseppe Longo
Partner: Teresa Noce
Party: Italian Communist Party
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Order of Lenin, and Order of the People's Hero
Previous offices: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy (1948–1980) and Member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy (1946–1948)