Giuseppe Mazzini

Giuseppe Mazzini (UK: /mætˈsiːni/, US: /mɑːtˈ-, mɑːdˈziːni/; Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe matˈtsiːni]; 22 June 1805 – 10 March 1872) was an Italian politician, journalist, and activist for the unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement. His efforts helped bring about the independent and unified Italy in place of the several separate states, many dominated by foreign powers, that existed until the 19th century. An Italian nationalist in the historical radical tradition and a proponent of a republicanism of social-democratic inspiration, Mazzini helped define the modern European movement for popular democracy in a republican state. Mazzini's thoughts influenced the Italian and European republican movements, the Constitution of Italy, and Europeanism, as well as politicians of a later period, including Fascism Dictator Benito Mussolini, American president Woodrow Wilson, British prime minister David Lloyd George, Indian independence movement figures Mahatma Gandhi, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar & Jawaharlal Nehru, and Former President of China Sun Yat-sen.