Italo Falcomatà (1943 – 2001) was an Italian politician and school and university teacher. Three times mayor of Reggio Calabria, from 1993 to 2001, under his guidance a period known as the ''Reggio Spring'' began. From 1970 to 1971, the city of Reggio was the scene of a popular uprising – known as the '' Moti di Reggio'' – against the government choice of

Catanzaro Catanzaro (, or ; scn, label= Catanzarese, Catanzaru ; , or , ''Katastaríoi Lokrói''; ; la, Catacium), also known as the "City of the two Seas", is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its p ...

as capital of the newly instituted Region of Calabria; afterwards there was a period of social and urban deterioration which lasted until the ''Reggio Spring'' began. His youngest child

Giuseppe Falcomatà Giuseppe Falcomatà (born 18 September 1983) is an Italian politician. Biography Giuseppe Falcomatà is the youngest child of Italo Falcomatà (1943–2001), former mayor of Reggio and promoter of the ''Reggio Spring'' movement. He attended a ...

is the current mayor of Reggio since 2014.

Bibliography

* Vv. Aa. ''...E a Reggio sbocciò la primavera. Italo Falcomatà, il primo dei cittadini'', Città del Sole Edizioni, 2012, * Oscar Gaspari, Rosario Forlenza, Sante Cruciani,
Storie di sindaci per la storia d'Italia
', Donzelli Editore, 2009

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Mayors of Reggio Calabria People from Reggio Calabria 1943 births 2001 deaths Deaths from cancer in Calabria Deaths from leukemia {{Italy-politician-stub