Gianfranco Spadaccia
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Gianfranco Spadaccia | |
|---|---|
 Spadaccia in 1979 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 2 July 1990 – 4 July 1990 | |
| Constituency | Verona |
| In office 9 July 1983 – 30 September 1986 | |
| Constituency | Bologna |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 2 July 1987 – 10 April 1990 | |
| Constituency | Lombardy Lazio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1935 |
| Died | 25 September 2022 (aged 87) Rome, Italy |
| Party | PSDI (until 1955) PR (1955–1989) TRP (1989–2017) RI (2001–2022) +E (2019–2022) |
| Education | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Gianfranco Spadaccia (28 February 1935 – 24 September 2022) was an Italian journalist and politician. A member of the Radical Party and the Transnational Radical Party, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1983 to 1986 and again from 2 to 4 July 1990.[1] He also served in the Senate of the Republic from 1987 to 1990.[2]
Spadaccia was born in Rome on 28 February 1935[3][4] and studied law at the Sapienza University of Rome.[3] During his youth and university years, he was active in student and secular organizations, including the Unione goliardica italiana and the Unione nazionale universitaria. These early involvements shaped his later political commitments.[5]
Journalism career
Political career
Early political activism
Initially he was a member of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) before joining in 1955 the newly founded Radical Party (Partito Radicale).[5] After a crisis in the Radical Party in 1962 (the “caso Piccardi”), he worked with Marco Pannella to maintain continuity in the Radical organization.[3][5]
Leadership roles in the Radical Party
He served as Secretary of the Radical Party during several periods: 1967–1968, and 1974–1976.[3][5] He also held the role of President of the Radical Party’s Federal Council in 1967–68.[5]
Parliamentary offices
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for multiple legislatures: in 1979, 1983–1986,[5][6] and also briefly in July 1990. Additionally, he served in the Senate of the Republic from 1987 to 1990.
Major activism and political causes
Spadaccia was involved in many civil rights and reform movements, particularly within the Radical tradition. Some of his key involvements:
- Campaigns for the legalization of divorce, reform of family law, and the rights related to oblique conscience.[6]
- He was arrested in June 1975 during a campaign by CISA (Center of Information on Sterilization and Abortion) in an act of civil disobedience challenging Italian abortion laws. This contributed to the public debate that led to the law regulating abortion in 1978 (Law 194).[6]
- Fought for prison reform in the 1980s, including collaboration in protests/fasting with Adelaide Aglietta demanding improvements in prison staff levels and conditions.[6]
- Later supported referendums and democratic institutional reforms, including electoral law reform.[5][6]
- Was involved in movements for abolition of the death penalty, international justice for crimes against humanity, and the freedom of scientific research (stem cells, etc.).[5][6]
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