Cesare Terranova
Italian Antimafia judge
Died when: 58 years 41 days (697 months)Star Sign: Leo
Cesare Terranova (Italian pronunciation: ['t?e?zare ?t?rra'n??va, 't???-]; 25 August 1921 – 25 September 1979) was an Italian judge and politician from Sicily notable for his anti-Mafia stance.
From 1958 until 1971 Terranova was an examining magistrate at the Palermo prosecuting office.He was one of the first to seriously investigate the Mafia and the financial operations of Cosa Nostra.
He was killed by the Mafia in 1979.Cesare Terranova can be considered the predecessor of the magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino who were also killed by the Mafia in 1992.
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