Damiano Mancinelli

Damiano Mancinelli (Salerno, 9th March 1885 - Present) is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, a member of the Chamber of Deputies and the founder and leader of the Italian Workers' Revolutionary Party after it split from the Party of Italian Workers in 1919.

Early Life: 1885-1907
Damiano was born into a struggling working-class family in Salerno on the 9th March 1885. His father, Ludovico, worked in a low-paid job as a labourer. While his mother, Elena, remained as a housewife. Damiano spent all his early life in Salerno until moving to Naples where he attended university. Throughout university, Damiano was influenced by the teachings of Karl Marx which resulted in him leaving, against his father's will, to become an activist.

Activism: 1907-1915
Upon becoming an activist, Damiano joined the Campania Socialist League and participated in rallies and helped to organise lectures. During one particular rally, he was arrested after breaking a window of a shop by throwing a rock at it. He then, in turn, had to stay at a police station in Pozzuoli for the night. After the arrest, Damiano sought to improve his life and left the Campania Socialist League, enrolling in a two-year program to later finally join the Party of Italian Workers on the 14th July 1915.