Licio Gelli

Licio Gelli (9 April 1919 – 15 December 2015) was an Italian financier best known as the Venerable Master of the clandestine Masonic lodge Propaganda Due (P2). He was linked publicly to controversies and investigations around P2 and related affairs; in 2008 he featured in the TV series 'Venerabile Italia'.

Born 1919, died 2015; served as Venerable Master of Propaganda Due (P2); publicly associated with the P2 list and investigations related to Banco Ambrosiano and other political-financial controversies; 'Venerabile Italia' is a TV interview series aired on the Odeon TV circuit around 2008.

The available review treats 'Venerabile Italia' as a series of interviews and comments by Licio Gelli on recent and contemporary Italian history. The reviewer finds the content interesting because of Gelli's authority but notes the television language is not innovative. The piece invites readers to reflect on P2, the strategy of tension, and Gelli's contested legacy.

For:Readers interested in Italian post-war politics, documentaries and television interviews, and those researching P2 and related controversies.