Mario D'Acquisto
Mario D'Acquisto (12 January 1931 – 9 March 2026) was an Italian politician.[1]
Life and career
[edit source]D'Acquisto was born in Palermo on 12 January 1931. He was president of the Sicilian Region from 1980 to 1982 and vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1993. In the seventies, he held the position of first citizen of the municipality of Mezzojuso (PA).[2]
In 1980, he succeeded Piersanti Mattarella as leader of the Sicilian region. Mattarella was assassinated by the Sicilian Mafia, and during D'Acquisto's leadership, a number of others were assassinated, including politician Pio La Torre.[3] During Torre's funeral, D'Acquisto was jeered when making a speech.[4]
D'Acquisto died on 9 March 2026, at the age of 95.[5]
References
[edit source]- ↑ "TANGENTOPOLI IN SICILIA CHIESTI 46 RINVII - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 9 October 1994. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "SI SONO DIMESSI I DUE COMMISSARI DELL' ANTIMAFIA SOTTO INCHIESTA - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 16 October 1984. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "Centro di Studi ed Iniziative Culturali Pio La Torre onlus". www.piolatorre.it. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "D'ACQUISTO, IL PRESIDENTE FISCHIATO - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "Morto Mario D'Acquisto, l'ultimo dirigente della Dc di Andreotti e Lima". la Repubblica (in Italian). 9 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
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