He joined the Italian Communist Party in 1944 and is elected for the first time to the city council of Bologna in 1956 . In 1970 , Zangheri is elected Mayor of Bologna and guided the city in the difficult Years of Lead : in those years , the city faced several fascist attacks , such as the Italicus Express bombing , the murder of activist Francesco Lorusso and the 1980 massacre in the Bologna station . Those years coincide with a period of great attention to the theme of neighbourhoods according to the model that reflects the maximum management decentralization combined with the growth of high-quality services
Italicus Express bombing
Italicus Express bombing
Renato Zangheri