Dante Sotgiu Explained

Dante Sotgiu
Office:Mayor of Terni
Term Start:1970
Term End:1978[1]
Predecessor:Ezio Ottaviani
Successor:Giacomo Porrazzini
Birth Date:31 May 1917
Birth Place:Terni, Umbria, Italy
Death Place:Terni, Umbria, Italy
Party:Italian Communist Party[2]
Nationality:Italian
Occupation:politician

Dante Sotgiu (31 May 1917 – 16 December 2003) was an Italian politician.[3]

He was born in Terni, Italy in 1917 and died in Terni in 2003 at the age of 86.

He was member of the Italian Communist Party and was elected mayor of Terni in 1970. He served as mayor from 1970 to 1978.[4] He was a councilor for several years.

He was a young officer of the Royal Italian Army. The municipality of Terni named a square in his memory.[5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Di Girolamo, arriva il suo ritratto nella sala dei sindaci a palazzo Spada. it. 19 July 2020. ternitoday.it.
  2. Web site: terni pellegrinaggio memoriale dei comunisti alle tombe dei compagni. it. 19 July 2020. lanotiziaquotidiana.it.
  3. Web site: Dante Sotgiu e le riforme degli anni Settanta. it. 19 July 2020. umbriasud.com.
  4. Web site: Il Sindaco Raffaelli ha portato, a nome della città, l'estremo saluto alla salma del Prof. Dante Sotgiu.. it. 19 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815205200/http://www.comune.terni.it/comunicato_stampa.php?id=6337&&pagina=46. 2016-08-15.
  5. Web site: Terni, Dante Sotgiu: giardini in suo nome. it. 19 July 2020. umbriaon.it.
  6. Web site: UN'AREA VERDE IN NOME DI DANTE SOTGIU, EX SINDACO DI TERNI. it. 19 July 2020. geosnews.com.