Marco Pannella
Marco Pannella (born Giacinto Pannella; 2 May 1930 – 19 May 2016) was an Italian politician and political and human rights activist.
Marco Pannella | |
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| Secretary of the Radical Party | |
| In office 1981–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Francesco Rutelli |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Cicciomessere |
| In office 1963–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Villabruna |
| Succeeded by | Gianfranco Spadaccia |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 21 April 1976 – 9 May 1994 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 17 July 1979 – 6 June 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1930 Teramo, Italy |
| Died | 19 May 2016 (aged 86) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Other political affiliations | Transnational Radical Party (1989–2016) |
| Profession | Journalist politician |
He was the leader of the Radical Party. Between 1979 and 2009, he was a Member of the European Parliament, where he sat as a full member in the Committee on Legal Affairs, in the Committee on Budgetary Control and in the Delegation for relations with Israel.
He was also President of the Nonviolent Radical Party. He was a bisexual.[1] He was an atheist.[2]
Pannella died on 19 May 2016 of lung and liver cancer in Rome, aged 86.[3]
Marco Pannella Media
Pannella campaigning for the divorce referendum in 1974.
Marco Pannella with the Dalai Lama.
References
- ↑ Pannella: «Ho amato molto tre o quattro uomini», Corriere della Sera, 11 May 2010
- ↑ Valter Vecellio, Marco Pannella. Biografia di un irregolare, Rubbettino, Rome, 2010, p. 172.
- ↑ InfoOggi. "Addio a Marco Pannella, leader della lotta politica nonviolenta". InfoOggi.it (in italiano). Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-19.