Vincenzo Carollo

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Vincenzo Carollo

Vincenzo Carollo (8 December 1920 – 7 February 2013) was an Italian politician from Palermo and member of the Christian Democratic Party (DC).[1][2]

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Vincenzo Carollo
Senator of the Italian Republic
In office
25 May 1972  1 July 1987
ConstituencySicily
President of Sicily
In office
20 September 1967  26 February 1969
Preceded byVincenzo Giummarra
Succeeded byMario Fasino
Personal details
Born(1920-12-08)8 December 1920
Castelbuono, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Died7 February 2013(2013-02-07) (aged 92)
Palermo, Sicily
Political partyChristian Democrat
ProfessionUniversity Assistant
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Biography

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]

Views and associations

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.

References

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