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L'Alba

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l'Alba
TypeWeekly
Founder(s)Giuseppe Colombo, R.A. Oliva
Founded5 September 1935
Political alignmentFascist
LanguageItalian language
Ceased publication14 November 1935
HeadquartersTunis

L'Albawas anItalian-languagefascist weekly newspaper published inTunis,Tunisia.[1][2][3]It was founded by Giuseppe Colombo and R. A. Oliva, with the first issue published on 5 September 1935.[1][2][4]

Regarding thewar against Ethiopia,l'Albaboasted of having two companies ofblackshirtsfrom Tunisia, "Numidie" and "Zama", at the battle-fields. The publication attackedfreemasonsand anti-fascists, while appealing to Italians to buy products from their own nation. The British consulate found the diatribes inl'Albainsulting toGreat BritainandMalta,and lodged a formal complaint against the publication. It was subsequently shut down by French colonial authorities - with the last issue published on 14 November 1935.[4]

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  1. ^abNomenclature des journaux & revues en langue française du monde entier.Paris, Les bureaux de l'Argus, 1937. p. 467
  2. ^abBrondino, Michele.La stampa italiana in Tunisia: storia e società, 1838-1956.Milano: Jaca Book, 1998. p. 199
  3. ^Africa: notiziario dell'Associazione fra le imprese italiane in Africa,Vol. 62. Associazione fra le imprese italiane in Africa, 2007. p. 452
  4. ^abBessis, Juliette.La Méditerranée fasciste.1981. p. 173