Franco Restivo (25 May 1911 – 17 April 1976) was an Italian

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Biography

Franco Restivo was son of Empedocle Restivo, a jurist and national deputy. He studied law at the

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and in 1943 he became a professor of constitutional law at the Faculty of Law of the Sicilian university; later teaching public law at the Faculty of economics and commerce of the same university. He was member of the

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between 1946 and 1947, of the

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between 1947 and 1958, and a national Deputy from 1958 until his death. Between 1949 and 1955 he served as President of the Sicilian Region. After his return to national politics, he also served as a Minister of Agricolture (

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), as Minister of the Interior ( Leone II Cabinet,

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, Rumor II Cabinet,

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and

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), and as Minister of Defence (

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). During the period in which he held the dicastery of the Interior, Restivo faced a situation of serious deterioration of public order, the massacre of Piazza Fontana, worsening of common and mafia crime, youth protestsand political terrorism.

Death

Franco Restivo died 17 April 1976, a few months before the end of the VI Legislature.

In popular culture

Restivo is portrayed by

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in the 2020 film Rose Island.

Honors and awards

* Chancellor and Treasurer of the Military Order of Italy (17 February 1972 – 26 June 1972) * Grand Cross of Merit with German Order of Merit Plaque (1957)

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* 1911 births 1976 deaths Presidents of Sicily Politicians from Palermo Italian Ministers of the Interior Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Italian Ministers of Defence Members of the Constituent Assembly of Italy Deputies of Legislature III of Italy Deputies of Legislature IV of Italy Deputies of Legislature V of Italy Deputies of Legislature VI of Italy Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany University of Palermo alumni {{Sicily-politician-stub