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|name = Giuseppe Alessi |
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|image = Giuseppe Alessi.jpg |
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|office = [[List of Presidents of Sicily|1st and 3rd President of Sicily]] |
|office = [[List of Presidents of Sicily|1st and 3rd President of Sicily]] |
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|term_start = 30 May 1947 |
|term_start = 30 May 1947 |
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|term_end = 13 June 1949 |
|term_end = 13 June 1949 |
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|predecessor = '''Office created'''<br><small>([[Giovanni Selvaggi]] as High Commissary) |
|predecessor = '''Office created'''<br><small>([[Giovanni Selvaggi]] as High Commissary)</small> |
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|successor = [[Franco Restivo]] |
|successor = [[Franco Restivo]] |
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|term_start1 = 5 June 1955 |
|term_start1 = 5 June 1955 |
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|07|13|1905|10|29|df=yes}} |
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|07|13|1905|10|29|df=yes}} |
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|death_place = [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]], Italy |
|death_place = [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]], Italy |
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|ethnicity = [[Sicilian people|Sicilian]]-[[Italians|Italian]] |
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|party = [[Italian People's Party (1919)|Italian People's Party]]<br>{{small|(1921–1926)}}<br>[[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]]<br>{{small|(1943–1994)}}<br>[[Rebirth of Christian Democracy]]<br>{{small|(1997–2002)}}<br>[[Christian Democracy (Italy, 2002)|Christian Democracy]]<br>{{small|(2002–2009)}} |
|party = [[Italian People's Party (1919)|Italian People's Party]]<br>{{small|(1921–1926)}}<br>[[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]]<br>{{small|(1943–1994)}}<br>[[Rebirth of Christian Democracy]]<br>{{small|(1997–2002)}}<br>[[Christian Democracy (Italy, 2002)|Christian Democracy]]<br>{{small|(2002–2009)}} |
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|alma_mater = [[University of Palermo]] |
|alma_mater = [[University of Palermo]] |
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|profession = [[Lawyer]], [[politician]] |
|profession = [[Lawyer]], [[politician]] |
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|religion = [[Roman Catholicism]] |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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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]]. |
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]]. |
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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]]."'' |
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]]."'' |
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==Political views == |
==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 |
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]], |
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''The Independent on Sunday'', 24 September 1995.</ref> |
''The Independent on Sunday'', 24 September 1995.</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Alessi died in Palermo, aged 103, on 13 July 2009. |
Alessi died in Palermo, aged 103, on 13 July 2009. |
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== Honour == |
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* {{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> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://democraziacristianagiarre.org/?p=16 "Giuseppe Alessi. Il primo presidente"], Articolo da “Il venerdì” di La Repubblica, 22 June 2007 {{ |
* [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}} |
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* [http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Regioni/Sicilia.php?id=3.0.2648282944 Announcement of Giuseppe Alessi's 103rd birthday (in Italian)] {{ |
* [http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Regioni/Sicilia.php?id=3.0.2648282944 Announcement of Giuseppe Alessi's 103rd birthday (in Italian)] {{in lang|it}} |
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* [http://www.agi.it/palermo/notizie/200907132020-cro-rt11225-sicilia_morto_giuseppe_alessi_primo_presidente_della_regione Obituary (in Italian)] {{ |
* [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
Giuseppe Alessi | |
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1st and 3rd President of Sicily | |
In office 30 May 1947 – 13 June 1949 | |
Preceded by | Office created (Giovanni Selvaggi as High Commissary) |
Succeeded by | Franco Restivo |
In office 5 June 1955 – 4 April 1956 | |
Preceded by | Franco Restivo |
Succeeded by | Giuseppe La Loggia |
Member of the Chamber | |
In office 27 May 1968 – 24 May 1972 | |
Constituency | Palermo |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 17 May 1963 – 4 June 1968 | |
Constituency | Piazza Armerina |
Personal details | |
Born | San Cataldo, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy | 29 October 1905
Died | 13 July 2009 Palermo, Sicily, Italy | (aged 103)
Political party | Italian People's Party (1921–1926) Christian Democracy (1943–1994) Rebirth of Christian Democracy (1997–2002) Christian Democracy (2002–2009) |
Alma mater | University of Palermo |
Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Giuseppe Alessi (29 October 1905 – 13 July 2009) was an Italian politician.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Alessi died in Palermo, aged 103, on 13 July 2009.
Honour
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ All The Prime Minister's Men Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, by Alexander Stille, The Independent on Sunday, 24 September 1995.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Giuseppe Alessi. Il primo presidente", Articolo da “Il venerdì” di La Repubblica, 22 June 2007 (in Italian)
- Announcement of Giuseppe Alessi's 103rd birthday (in Italian) (in Italian)
- Obituary (in Italian) (in Italian)
- 1905 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from San Cataldo, Sicily
- Italian People's Party (1919) politicians
- Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians
- Senators of Legislature IV of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature V of Italy
- Presidents of Sicily
- Presidents of the Sicilian Regional Assembly
- Italian centenarians
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Men centenarians
- Politicians from the Province of Caltanissetta