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'''Giuseppe Alessi''' (29 October 1905 – 13 July 2009) was an [[Italians|Italian]] politician.
'''Giuseppe Alessi''' (29 October 1905 – 13 July 2009) was an [[Italians|Italian]] politician.


==Biography==
He was born in [[San Cataldo (CL)|San Cataldo]] in the [[province of Caltanissetta]] ([[Sicily]]). He was one of the founding members of the Christian Democratic (Democrazia Cristiana) party on the island and became the first elected President of the Regional Government of Sicily. He was a member of the reform wing of the DC. From 1968 to 1972, he was a member of the [[Italian Chamber of Deputies]].
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Alessi was born in [[San Cataldo (CL)|San Cataldo, Caltanissetta, Sicily]]. He was one of the founding members of the Christian Democratic (Democrazia Cristiana) party on the island and became the first elected President of the Regional Government of Sicily. He was a member of the reform wing of the DC. From 1968-72, he was a member of the [[Italian Chamber of Deputies]].


Journalist [[Alexander Stille]] interviewed Alessi in the 1990s and asked him about the relations between the Christian Democrats and the [[Mafia]]: ''"It happened this way. Some people in the Christian Democratic Party approached the separatists, whose backbone were these Mafia bosses and invited them to join the national parties ... [T]he Mafiosi were looking for the road to power, to secure the support they needed for their economic affairs. If the mayor was Republican, they became Republican, if he was Socialist, they were Socialist, if he was Christian Democrat they became Christian Democrat."''
Journalist [[Alexander Stille]] interviewed Alessi in the 1990s and asked him about the relations between the Christian Democrats and [[Sicilian Mafia|the Mafia]]: ''"It happened this way. Some people in the Christian Democratic Party approached the separatists, whose backbone were these Mafia bosses and invited them to join the national parties ... [T]he Mafiosi were looking for the road to power, to secure the support they needed for their economic affairs. If the mayor was Republican, they became Republican, if he was Socialist, they were Socialist, if he was Christian Democrat they became Christian Democrat."'' Alessi defended them as a necessary evil of the [[Cold War]] period: ''"The Christian Democrats subordinated their ideals for a supreme interest of national importance: saving the democratic state. The victory of Communism would have meant Italy ended up behind the [[Iron Curtain]]."''


==Political views ==
Alessi now defends them as a necessary evil of the [[Cold War]] period: ''"The Christian Democrats subordinated their ideals for a supreme interest of national importance: saving the democratic state. The victory of Communism would have meant Italy ended up behind the [[Iron Curtain]]."''
Alessi's justification of his party's dealings with the Mafia is based on a romantic view of the Mafia of the 1940s and 1950s: ''"They weren't criminals, they were local potentates, neighbourhood bosses, proud men of prestige. Their crimes were basically economic - fraud, forgery, illegal appropriation of property - but they disliked real crime."''<ref>[http://www.alternatives.com/crime/andrioti.html All The Prime Minister's Men] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511233211/http://www.alternatives.com/crime/andrioti.html |date=2008-05-11 }}, by [[Alexander Stille]],

Alessi's justification of his party's dealings with the Mafia is based on a romantic view of the Mafia of the 1940s an 1950s: ''"They weren't criminals, they were local potentates, neighbourhood bosses, proud men of prestige. Their crimes were basically economic - fraud, forgery, illegal appropriation of property - but they disliked real crime."''<ref>[http://www.alternatives.com/crime/andrioti.html All The Prime Minister's Men], by [[Alexander Stille]],
''The Independent on Sunday'', 24 September 1995.</ref>
''The Independent on Sunday'', 24 September 1995.</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Alessi died in Palermo, aged 103, on 13 July 2009.
Alessi died in Palermo, aged 103, on 13 July 2009.

== Honour ==
* {{ITA}}: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (10 may 1974)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana |url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/35056 |access-date= October 24, 2022|website=www.quirinale.it}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://democraziacristianagiarre.org/?p=16 "Giuseppe Alessi. Il primo presidente"], Articolo da “Il venerdì” di La Repubblica, 22 June 2007 {{it icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725225054/http://democraziacristianagiarre.org/?p=16 "Giuseppe Alessi. Il primo presidente"], Articolo da “Il venerdì” di La Repubblica, 22 June 2007 {{in lang|it}}
* [http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Regioni/Sicilia.php?id=3.0.2648282944 Announcement of Giuseppe Alessi's 103rd birthday (in Italian)] {{it icon}}
* [http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Regioni/Sicilia.php?id=3.0.2648282944 Announcement of Giuseppe Alessi's 103rd birthday (in Italian)] {{in lang|it}}
* [http://www.agi.it/palermo/notizie/200907132020-cro-rt11225-sicilia_morto_giuseppe_alessi_primo_presidente_della_regione Obituary (in Italian)] {{it icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090830030233/http://www.agi.it/palermo/notizie/200907132020-cro-rt11225-sicilia_morto_giuseppe_alessi_primo_presidente_della_regione Obituary (in Italian)] {{in lang|it}}


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Latest revision as of 17:06, 9 July 2023

For the Italian footballer born in 1977, see Giuseppe Alessi (footballer).
Giuseppe Alessi
1st and 3rd President of Sicily
In office
30 May 1947 – 13 June 1949
Preceded byOffice created
(Giovanni Selvaggi as High Commissary)
Succeeded byFranco Restivo
In office
5 June 1955 – 4 April 1956
Preceded byFranco Restivo
Succeeded byGiuseppe La Loggia
Member of the Chamber
In office
27 May 1968 – 24 May 1972
ConstituencyPalermo
Member of the Senate
In office
17 May 1963 – 4 June 1968
ConstituencyPiazza Armerina
Personal details
Born(1905-10-29)29 October 1905
San Cataldo, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy
Died13 July 2009(2009-07-13) (aged 103)
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Political partyItalian People's Party
(1921–1926)
Christian Democracy
(1943–1994)
Rebirth of Christian Democracy
(1997–2002)
Christian Democracy
(2002–2009)
Alma materUniversity of Palermo
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Giuseppe Alessi (29 October 1905 – 13 July 2009) was an Italian politician.

Biography

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Alessi was born in San Cataldo, Caltanissetta, Sicily. He was one of the founding members of the Christian Democratic (Democrazia Cristiana) party on the island and became the first elected President of the Regional Government of Sicily. He was a member of the reform wing of the DC. From 1968-72, he was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.

Journalist Alexander Stille interviewed Alessi in the 1990s and asked him about the relations between the Christian Democrats and the Mafia: "It happened this way. Some people in the Christian Democratic Party approached the separatists, whose backbone were these Mafia bosses and invited them to join the national parties ... [T]he Mafiosi were looking for the road to power, to secure the support they needed for their economic affairs. If the mayor was Republican, they became Republican, if he was Socialist, they were Socialist, if he was Christian Democrat they became Christian Democrat." Alessi defended them as a necessary evil of the Cold War period: "The Christian Democrats subordinated their ideals for a supreme interest of national importance: saving the democratic state. The victory of Communism would have meant Italy ended up behind the Iron Curtain."

Political views

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Alessi's justification of his party's dealings with the Mafia is based on a romantic view of the Mafia of the 1940s and 1950s: "They weren't criminals, they were local potentates, neighbourhood bosses, proud men of prestige. Their crimes were basically economic - fraud, forgery, illegal appropriation of property - but they disliked real crime."[1]

Death

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Alessi died in Palermo, aged 103, on 13 July 2009.

Honour

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  •  Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (10 may 1974)[2]

References

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  1. ^ All The Prime Minister's Men Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, by Alexander Stille, The Independent on Sunday, 24 September 1995.
  2. ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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