Salvatore Lima
Italian politician (1928–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salvatore Achille Ettore Lima (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre ˈliːma]; 23 January 1928 – 12 March 1992), often referred to as Salvo Lima, was an Italian politician from Sicily who was associated with, and murdered by, the Sicilian Mafia. According to the pentito (Mafia defector) Tommaso Buscetta, Lima's father, Vincenzo Lima, was a member of the Mafia but is not known whether Lima himself was a made member of Cosa Nostra. In the final report of the first Antimafia Commission (1963–1976), Lima was described as one of the pillars of Mafia power in Palermo.
Salvatore Lima | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 17 July 1979 – 12 March 1992 | |
| Constituency | Italian Islands |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 5 June 1968 – 17 July 1979 | |
| Constituency | Palermo |
| Mayor of Palermo | |
| In office 27 January 1965 – 9 July 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Paolo Bevilacqua |
| Succeeded by | Paolo Bevilacqua |
| In office 7 June 1958 – 23 January 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Luciano Maugeri |
| Succeeded by | Francesco Saverio Diliberto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1928-01-23)23 January 1928 Palermo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 12 March 1992(1992-03-12) (aged 64) Palermo, Italy |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
| Alma mater | University of Palermo |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Nickname | Salvo |
During his long career with Christian Democracy (DC) that began in the 1950s, Lima was first allied with the faction of Amintore Fanfani and after 1964 with the one of Giulio Andreotti, seven times prime minister and a member of almost every post-war Italian government. That shift earned him a seat in the national parliament in 1968. Lima was often referred to as Andreotti's proconsul on Sicily. Under Andreotti, Lima once held a cabinet post. At the time of his death, he was a member of the European Parliament. Lima rarely spoke in public or campaigned during elections but usually managed to gain large support from seemingly nowhere when it came to voting day.