Luigi Longo

Luigi Longo
General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party
In office 22 August 1964 – 16 March 1972
Preceded by	Palmiro Togliatti
Succeeded by	Enrico Berlinguer
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 8 May 1948 – 16 October 1980
Constituency	Milan
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
Constituency	Milan
Personal details
Born	15 March 1900 Fubine, Italy
Died	16 October 1980(1980-10-16) (aged 80) Rome, Italy
Political party	PCI (1921–1980) PSI (before 1921)

Luigi Longo (15 March 1900 – 16 October 1980), also known as Gallo, was an Italian communist politician and general secretary of the Italian Communist Party from 1964 to 1972. He was also the first foreigner to be awarded an Order of Lenin.