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Filippo Cremonesi

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Mayor Filippo Cremonesi

Filippo Cremonesi (22 August 1872 – 19 May 1942) was an Italian banker and politician. He was born in Rome, Kingdom of Italy. He was mayor of Rome from 1922 to 1926 and the first Fascist Governor of Rome in 1926.[1] He was a recipient of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.

In 1928 Cremonesi was appointed by Mussolini as the president of the Italian Red Cross, bringing the organization in line with fascism.[2] He died in Rome, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ Insolera, Italo (23 January 2019). Modern Rome: From Napoleon to the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-5275-2678-5.
  2. ^ Baudendistel, Rainer (1 May 2006). Between Bombs and Good Intentions: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Italo-Ethiopian war, 1935-1936. Berghahn Books. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-78238-872-2.
Preceded by Mayor of Rome
1922–1926
Succeeded by