Giuseppe Insalaco

Giuseppe Insalaco
Mayor of Palermo
In office 17 April 1984 – 13 July 1984
Preceded by	Elda Pucci
Succeeded by	Stefano Camilleri
Personal details
Born	(1941-10-12)12 October 1941 San Giuseppe Jato, Italy
Died	12 January 1988(1988-01-12) (aged 46) Palermo, Italy
Occupation	Politician

Giuseppe Insalaco (12 October 1941 – 12 January 1988) was an Italian politician.^[1] He has served as Mayor of Palermo from 17 April 1984 to 13 July 1984.^[2]

Biography

Insalaco was born in San Giuseppe Jato on 1941 and died in Palermo on 1988 at the age of 46.^[3]

He was shot and killed by the mafia while in the car on 12 January 1988.^[4] He was buried in the graveyard of Santa Maria de Guess.^[5][6]

Insalaco is remembered every year on 21 March in the Day of remembrance and commitment of libera.^[7][8]

See also

• List of mayors of Palermo

References

1. "Giuseppe Insalaco. Il ricordo di Leoluca Orlando" (in Italian). comune.palermo.it. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
2. "Giuseppe Insalaco" (PDF) (in Italian). interno.gov.it. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
3. "PRESO IL KILLER DEL SINDACO DI PALERMO INSALACO" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 27 September 1996. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
4. Taviani, Giulia (12 January 2020). "Giuseppe Insalaco, l'ex sindaco di Palermo ucciso dalla mafia 32 anni fa". Periodico Daily (in Italian). periodicodaily.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
5. "Trentadue anni fa l'omicidio di Insalaco, Orlando: "Ha lottato per liberare Palermo dalla mafia"" (in Italian). palermotoday.it. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
6. "I MISTERI DEL DELITTO INSALACO" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 3 November 1989. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
7. "Archivio della memoria Giuseppe Insalaco" (in Italian). ansa.it. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
8. "Conosceva mafia e potere,ecco perché morì Insalaco" (PDF) (in Italian). marsilioeditori.it. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Elda Pucci	Mayor of Palermo 17 April 1984—13 April 1984	Succeeded by Stefano Camilleri