Giuseppe Garibaldi

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  • Guiseppe Garibaldi was a key figure in the unification of Italy. In the 1830's, he fled to South America after participating in Mazzini's failed Carbonari revolution. While living there, he fought in Brazil's War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan civil war. These experiences earned him the nickname "Hero of Two Worlds."Bartleby.com: Garibaldi, Giuseppe VoceItaliana.comGeneral Giuseppe Garibaldi: Hero of Two Worlds
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    Garibaldi's desire to see a unified Italy led him to join in an uprising that had been started by Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy (Giovine Italian) movement.Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2008: Young Italy When that revolution failed, he fled Italy, and was sentenced to death in absentia by the court in Genoa. After spending years in South America, Garibaldi returned to Italy to continue his quest for [Italy[Italian]] independence. His final military act was fighting in the Franco-Prussian War.United States Senate: Giuseppe GaribaldiGaribaldi died on the island of Caprera at the age of 74. His estate remains a historical tourist attraction.Garibaldi Compendium of Caprera

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