Fazio Fabbrini (5 February 1926 – 10 December 2018) was an Italian politician who served as a Senator (1968–1976) and the Mayor of Siena (1965–1966).[1]
Fazio Fabbrini | |
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| Member of European Parliament | |
| In office October 1970 – 1976 | |
| Member of the Senate of Italy | |
| In office May 20, 1968 – 1976 | |
| Mayor of Siena | |
| In office January 25, 1965 – July 19, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Ugo Bartalini |
| Succeeded by | Canzio Vannini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1926 Abbadia San Salvatore, Italy |
| Died | December 10, 2018 (aged 92) Siena, Italy |
| Political party | Communist Party of Italy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  National Liberation Committee |
| Years of service | 1944-1945 |
| Unit | .svg){kind=small} Garibaldi Brigades |
| Battles/wars | Italian Civil War |
Biography
editFabbrini was born in Abbadia San Salvatore, Italy in 1926. His father, Alessandro, was a member of the Communist Party of Italy. During the Italian Civil War, Fabbrini was a anti-fascist partisan, participating in combat against the government of Benito Mussolini.[2] After the war, he continued to remain involved in anti-fascist politics with the Communist Party.
During the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of Italy, in 1962, Fabbrini was elected to the Central Committee of the party, a post he held until 1970.
Fabbrini served as Mayor of Siena between January 1965 and July 1966.
In 1968, he became a member of the Italian Senate. Subsequently, he was selected by the Senate to be a Member of European Parliament. As an MEP, Fabbrini was outspoken on several issues, particularly against corruption and bribery.[3]
He left politics in 1976, and died in Siena in 2018, aged 92.
References
edit- ^ Siena, addio a Fazio Fabbrini: fu il primo sindaco in Europa a chiudere al traffico il centro storico (in Italian)
- ^ Cenni, Susanna (December 10, 2018). "Fazio Fabbrini, ci lascia l'ultimo esponente di una grande generazione di innovatori". www.susannacenni.it. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "It's over to you, Tony Crossland" (PDF). European Parliament. May 1976. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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