Vittorio Sbardella
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Vittorio Sbardella was an Italian politician, who was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
for Democrazia Cristiana (Italian Christian Democracy) from 1987 until few months before his death. He was nicknamed Lo Squalo ("The Shark").
. During his youth, he was a member of a far-right movement, and later was a member of the Italian Social Movement
(MSI, a post-fascist party). Later he moved to the Nuova Repubblica movement led by Randolfo Pacciardi
. In the early 1970s he entered Democrazia Cristiana (DC). He became member of the regional council of the Lazio, and from 1983 to 1986 Sbardella was regional secretary of DC in the Lazio. He was also editor of the weekly Il Sabato (translated, "Saturday").
In 1987 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
with 125,000 votes, and was riconfirmed in the 1992 elections. Sbardella was a member of the corrente (movement inside DC) led by Giulio Andreotti
, but left it after the assassination of Salvo Lima in 1992. Lima had connections with mafia, and was allegedly killed due to Andreotti's recents actions as Prime Minister against the Sicilian Cosa Nostra.
Sbardella was involved in the Tangentopoli
bribery scandal in the early 1990s. He died of lung cancer in Rome in 1994.
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or can refer to a unicameral legislature.-Description:...
for Democrazia Cristiana (Italian Christian Democracy) from 1987 until few months before his death. He was nicknamed Lo Squalo ("The Shark").
Biography
Sbardella was born in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. During his youth, he was a member of a far-right movement, and later was a member of the Italian Social Movement
Italian Social Movement
The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s...
(MSI, a post-fascist party). Later he moved to the Nuova Repubblica movement led by Randolfo Pacciardi
Randolfo Pacciardi
Randolfo Pacciardi was an Italian politician, a member of the Italian Republican Party . He was also an officer who fought during World War I and in the Spanish Civil War.-Biography:...
. In the early 1970s he entered Democrazia Cristiana (DC). He became member of the regional council of the Lazio, and from 1983 to 1986 Sbardella was regional secretary of DC in the Lazio. He was also editor of the weekly Il Sabato (translated, "Saturday").
In 1987 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
with 125,000 votes, and was riconfirmed in the 1992 elections. Sbardella was a member of the corrente (movement inside DC) led by Giulio Andreotti
Giulio Andreotti
Giulio Andreotti is an Italian politician of the now dissolved centrist Christian Democracy party. He served as the 42nd Prime Minister of Italy from 1972 to 1973, from 1976 to 1979 and from 1989 to 1992. He also served as Minister of the Interior , Defense Minister and Foreign Minister and he...
, but left it after the assassination of Salvo Lima in 1992. Lima had connections with mafia, and was allegedly killed due to Andreotti's recents actions as Prime Minister against the Sicilian Cosa Nostra.
Sbardella was involved in the Tangentopoli
Tangentopoli
Tangentopoli is a term which was coined to describe pervasive corruption in the Italian political system exposed in the 1992-6 Mani Pulite investigations, as well as the resulting scandal, which led to the collapse of the hitherto dominant Christian Democracy party and its allies.-Popular distrust...
bribery scandal in the early 1990s. He died of lung cancer in Rome in 1994.