Lando Conti (1 November 1933 – 10 February 1986) was an Italian politician and past

Mayor of Florence The Mayor of Florence is an elected politician who, along with Florence's City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Florence. The title is the equivalent of Lord Mayor in the meaning of an actual executive leade ...

, Italy, who was assassinated by the terrorist group the

Red Brigades The Red Brigades ( it, Brigate Rosse , often abbreviated BR) was a far-left Marxist–Leninist armed organization operating as a terrorist and guerrilla group based in Italy responsible for numerous violent incidents, including the abduction ...

Biography

Conti was the mayor of Florence from 26 March 1984 until 26 September 1985. He was a member of the

Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party ( it, Partito Repubblicano Italiano, PRI) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Italy. Founded in 1895, the PRI is the oldest political party still active in Italy. The PRI has old roots and a long histo ...

. On 10 February 1986 he was shot dead by the Red Brigades. He was killed in the hills outside the city. The Red Brigades had not claimed responsibility for a political murder since 27 March 1985. Conti is buried at the

Cimitero di Trespiano The Cimitero di Trespiano ("Trespiano Cemetery") is a cemetery along the Via Bolognese near Florence, Italy, named after the hamlet of Trespiano in the hills north of Fiesole. History It was inaugurated on May 1, 1784 following the reforms of L ...

. In 2000 his family tomb at the historic cemetery was vandalized.

References

1986 deaths Mayors of Florence 1933 births {{Italy-mayor-stub