Peppino Impastato: Remembering the Anti-Mafia Activist 48 Years After His Murder
Peppino Impastato, an anti-mafia activist from Cinisi, Sicily, was murdered on May 9, 1978, at age 30. He founded the newspaper and radio station Radio Aut to denounce mafia corruption. Impastato ran for local office with Democrazia Proletaria during the 1978 electoral campaign. His assassination occurred just 100 steps from his home, which was near the residence of mafia boss Gaetano Badalamenti. In 2001, Vito Palazzolo was arrested and sentenced to 30 years for the murder. In 2002, Badalamenti received a life sentence as the mastermind. Impastato was posthumously elected to the Cinisi city council symbolically. The article quotes Paolo Borsellino on the cultural fight against the mafia.
Key facts
- Peppino Impastato was murdered on May 9, 1978.
- He was from Cinisi, Sicily.
- He founded Radio Aut, a free radio station.
- He ran for office with Democrazia Proletaria.
- His home was 100 steps from mafia boss Gaetano Badalamenti.
- Vito Palazzolo was arrested in 2001 and sentenced to 30 years.
- Gaetano Badalamenti received a life sentence in 2002.
- Impastato was symbolically elected to the Cinisi city council after his death.
Entities
Artists
- Peppino Impastato
- Valentina Ferrario
Institutions
- Radio Aut
- Democrazia Proletaria
- Artspecialday
Locations
- Cinisi
- Sicily
- Italy