Aristide Gunnella
Aristide Gunnella | |
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Minister of Regional Affairs | |
| In office 28 July 1987 – 13 March 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Giovanni Goria |
| Preceded by | Livio Paladin |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Maccanico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1931 Mazara del Vallo |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Republican Party (until July 1991) |
Aristide Gunnella (born 1931) is an Italian politician from the
minister of regional affairs in the period 1987–1988. While he was in active politics, he was considered to be the Republican Party's second in command and "viceroy in Sicily".[1]
Biography
Gunnella was born in Mazara del Vallo on 18 March 1931[1][2] and hails from a Sicily-based family.[3] He started his career in the 1960s.[1]
From 1968 to 1992 he was a member of the
cabinet led by Prime Minister Giovanni Goria.[2] Gunnella was a member of the Republican party, but resigned from the party in July 1991.[4] In fact, he was expelled from the party due to his close connections with Mafia leaders.[3] Gunnella has had connections with two leading figures of the Sicilian Mafia: Giuseppe Di Cristina and Natale L'Ala.[1] This group managed to increase votes of the Republican party in the region by 50% in the 1978 elections.[1]
Gunnella is a freemason.[2] He is the author of a book entitled Doppio volto della prima Repubblica which was published in 2018.[5]
References
- ^ JSTOR 23339821.
- ^ a b c d "Aristide Gunnella" (in Italian). Open Politici. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b Riccardo Orioles (14 September 2010). "I repubblicani e il partito-Noemi". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "PRI: le dimissioni di Aristide Gunnella dal partito". Radio Radicale (in Italian). Rome. 11 July 1991. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Doppio volto della prima Repubblica di Aristide Gunnella" (in Italian). Libreria Universitaria. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
Media related to Aristide Gunnella at Wikimedia Commons
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