Paolo Borsellino, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian magistrate killed by the Mafia
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Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy
About Paolo Borsellino
- Paolo Borsellino (Italian: ['pa?olo borsel'li?no]; 19 January 1940 – 19 July 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate.
- He was killed by a Mafia car bomb in Palermo, 57 days after his friend and fellow Antimafia magistrate Giovanni Falcone was assassinated in Capaci.
- He is considered to be one of the most important magistrates killed by the Sicilian Mafia and he is remembered as one of the main symbols of the battle of the State against the Mafia.
- They were both killed in 1992, a few months apart.
- In recognition of their tireless effort and sacrifice during the anti-mafia trials, they were both awarded the Italian "Medaglia d'oro al valore civile" (Gold medal for civil valour).
- They were also named as heroes of the last 60 years in the 13 November 2006 issue of Time Magazine.
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