Pietro Fraire
50 years of Bra told by a Demochristian activist
Interviewed in 2005, Pietro Fraire, born in 1936 in a low-middle class family. He remembers WWII and describes it through the eyes of the child he was. He moves to the post-war period, the extended sociality, polverized commerce, and the network of restaurants and tavers of the city, explaining the economic transformation that the city lived.
As a 15 years old teenager he join the Demochristian party, led by Giovanni Sartori. As a member of the party he was elected mayor of the city for 10 years, then, councilor of the Regional Council and president of the Cassa di Risparmio di Bra bank.
In his interview he remembers his exerience in the party, his fellow-members and the political adversaries. Through these experience he outline the profile of a city in change, through half a century of history.
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Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Bra
District: CN
Altitude: 290m s.l.m.
Pietro Fraire
Year: 1936
City: Bra
School: High school or Secondary
Profession: Other
Languages: Italiano
Document by: Fabio Bailo
Video by: Fabio Bailo, Remo Schellino
Created: 20-06-2005
