The term “Years of Lead” denotes a period of sociopolitical unrest in Italy from the late 1960s to mid-1980s, marked by political sabotage, kidnappings, bombings, and assassinations by extremist groups. It is estimated that between 1969 and 1987 about 400 people were killed and over 1,200 were injured in attacks attributed to these groups.
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