Un colpo di stato mancato? Il golpe Borghese e l’eversione nera in Italia

Abstract

Junio Valerio Borghese’s coup attempt is related to the Strategy of Tension and the Years of Lead in Italy between 1969 and 1974. The aim of this research is to demonstrate that the danger of a coup was real. Thanks to the documents collected by inquiries, we can outline the ramification of the subversive organisations: extreme right-wing elements, army officials, masonry and Mafia members. In particular, we can show that, although the failure of the operation, the goal of the golpe (the maintenance of Italy in a anti-communist, centrist and pro-Atlantic position) is achieved without the need of a coup d’état.

Keywords

• black subversion
• Borghese’s coup
• extreme right
• neo-fascism
• strategy of tension
• estrema destra
• eversione nera
• golpe Borghese
• neofascismo
• strategia della tensione