Mario Fasino

Mario Fasino
President of Sicily
In office
20 September 1969 – 22 December 1972
Preceded byVincenzo Carollo
Succeeded byVincenzo Giummara
President of the Sicilian Regional Assembly
In office
10 April 1974 – 20 June 1976
Preceded byAngelo Bonfiglio
Succeeded byPancrazio De Pasquale
Personal details
Born(1920-07-26)26 July 1920
San Severo, Province of Foggia, Apulia, Italy
Died17 January 2017(2017-01-17) (aged 96)
Palermo, Sicily
Political partyDC

Mario Fasino (26 July 1920 – 17 January 2017) was an Italian politician, journalist, and one of the co-founders of Christian Democratic Party (DC) in Sicily.[1] He served as the President of the region of Sicily from 20 September 1969 until 22 December 1972.[1][2] Fasino was elected President of the Sicilian Regional Assembly from 1974 to 1976.[1] In addition to his political career, Fasino, a journalist, was the director of "Voce cattolica", the official publication of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Addio a Mario Fasino Guidò la Regione dal '69 al '72". Live Sicilia. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  2. ^ a b "È morto Mario Fasino, fu presidente della Regione e del Palermo". Giornale di Sicilia. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-02-11.