Rosario Crocetta
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Contents
Country
Italy
Birth - Death
1951 -
Occupation
Politics
Notable Achievements
Head of State
Mayor
Description
President of Sicily. Former member of European Parliament (2009); mayor of Gela (2003), being the first openly gay mayor in Italy. As a public opponent of the Mafia, has faced several assassination attempts and remains under tight security.
See Also
Further Research/Reading
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/sicilys-governor-taking-on-mafia/2013/08/02/628d6bde-fb63-11e2-89f7-8599e3f77a67_story.html
- http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/magazine/can-a-gay-catholic-leftist-actually-squelch-corruption-in-sicily.html?pagewanted=all
- http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/oct/31/sicily-gay-catholic-governor-gay-rights
