Rita Borsellino

Rita Borsellino (born 2 June 1945 in Palermo) is an Italian anti-mafia activist, and sister of the late judge Paolo Borsellino, killed in 1992 by a car bomb. 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Palermu Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The Mafia, also referred to in Italian as Cosa Nostra (lit. ... Paolo Borsellino (January 19, 1940 Palermo - July 19, 1992 Palermo) was an Italian anti-mafia judge. ... 1992 (MCMXCII in Roman) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Graduated in Pharmaceutics in 1967, after the death of her brother Rita Borsellino has become one of the most popular anti-mafia activists in Sicily, and founded in 1995 Libera, a civil organization with the main goal to diffuse an anti-mafia culture among the youth Sicilians, of which she is currently vice-president. Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy which deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language or Sicilian Defence. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005, some minor parties of the The Union, mainly from the radical left wing, endorsed her as candidate for the primary election. She was then backed also by the Left-Wing Democrats, being eventually supported by all the coalition parties, except the Daisy who presented another candidate, University of Catania's Dean Ferdinando Latteri. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... LUnione (The Union in English) is an Italian left-wing coalition of parties. ... The mechanism of primary elections was quite unseen in Italy before the 2005 regional elections, for which the left-wing alliance The Union delegate its potential electors to decide about the candidates as President of the Regions of Apulia and Calabria. ... The Left-Wing Democrats (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra) are the main Italian left-wing political party, part of the Ulivo electoral coalition. ... Daisy-Democracy is Freedom (full name in Italian: Democrazia è Libertà – La Margherita: Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy) is a political party in Italy. ... The University of Catania (Italian: Università di Catania) is a university located in Catania, Italy, and founded in 1434. ...

In the primary election, held in December 4, 2005, she then defeated her competitor, and gained the candidacy for the next regional election of Sicily, which will be held sometime in 2006. December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• ((Italian)) Official website of Rita Borsellino
• ((Italian)) Official website of the Sicilian Primary Election