Rita Borsellino

Rita Borsellino
Member of the European Parliament
In office
14 July 2009 – 1 July 2014
ConstituencyItalian Islands
Personal details
Born(1945-06-02)2 June 1945
Palermo, Italy
Died15 August 2018(2018-08-15) (aged 73)
Palermo, Italy
Political partyDemocratic Party
RelativesPaolo Borsellino (brother)

Rita Borsellino (Italian pronunciation: [ˈriːta borselˈliːno]; 2 June 1945 – 15 August 2018) was an Italian Sicilian anti-Mafia activist, politician and, between 2009 and 2014, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Democratic Party.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Popham, Peter (9 January 2007). "Italy's battle to defeat the Mafia". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ Day, Michael (8 March 2015). "Now Italy's 'anti-Mafia industry' comes under suspicion". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Rita Borsellino". MEPs. European Parliament. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
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