Cesare Terranova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cesare Terranova

Italian Antimafia judge and politician murdered by the Mafia

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1921

Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 25-Sep-1979

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac 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.