Pio La Torre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pio La Torre

Italian politician

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1927

Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1982

Profession: politician

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pio La Torre (Italian pronunciation: ['pi?o la 'torre]; 24 December 1927 – 30 April 1982) was a leader of the Italian Communist Party (Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI).
He was killed by the Mafia after he initiated a law that introduced a new crime in the Italian legal system, mafia conspiracy, and the possibility for the courts to seize and to confiscate the assets of the persons belonging to the mafia conspiracy.