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Italian politician (1920–2013) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vincenzo Carollo (8 December 1920 – 7 February 2013) was an Italian politician from Palermo and member of the Christian Democratic Party (DC).[1][2]
Vincenzo Carollo | |
|---|---|
Vincenzo Carollo | |
| Senator of the Italian Republic | |
| In office 25 May 1972 – 1 July 1987 | |
| Constituency | Sicily |
| President of Sicily | |
| In office 20 September 1967 – 26 February 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Vincenzo Giummarra |
| Succeeded by | Mario Fasino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1920 Castelbuono, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Died | 7 February 2013 (aged 92) Palermo, Sicily |
| Political party | Christian Democrat |
| Profession | University Assistant |
Carollo was born on 8 December 1920 in Castelbuono, Palermo. He would go on to get a degree in literature and later become a university assistant for University of Palermo's Ethnology department.[3][4]
He served as the President of Sicily, the head of the regional government, from 1967 to 1969.[5][6] He would also serve as a member of the Sicilian Regional Assembly between 1958 and 1979.[3]
Carollo was also a member of the national Senate of the Republic from 1972 until 1986.[4] He simultaneously served as the mayor of Castelbuono from 1969 to 1983.[1]
Vincenzo Carollo died in Palermo on 7 February 2013, at the age of 93.[1]
In March of 1981, Carollo's name was discovered on a secret list of Propaganda Due members in Licio Gelli's possession.[7][8][9]
As a Senator, Carollo was a critic of easing relations with the Soviet Union, claiming that the USSR was unfaithful to the SALT treaties.
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