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Cesare Battisti ( February 4 , 1875July 12 , 1916 ) was an Italian-Austrian politician, revolutionary and Irredentist .

Battisti was born in Trento , an Italian-speaking city which at the time was part of Austria-Hungary . He was elected to the Austrian Reichsrat in 1911, but at the beginning of World War I joined the Italian side (1915) and fought in the Italian Alpini Corps . He was captured by the Austrians one year later ( 10 July ), and hanged on July 12 1916 in his hometown, in Castello Del Buonconsiglio .

He is considered a national hero in Italy, and a memorial monument was dedicated to him in his hometown.


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