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Luana Valiante

Luana Valiante was a Sicilian peasant and a supporter of the Italian Communist Party during the 1940s. On 1 May 1947, she and several other socialist protesters were attacked by Salvatore Giuliano's bandits near Piana degli Albanesi while participating in May Day protests, resulting in the Portella della Ginestra massacre.

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