Marco Pannella, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian politician and journalist
Date of Birth: 02-May-1930
Place of Birth: Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy
Date of Death: 19-May-2016
Profession: politician, journalist
Nationality: Italy
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
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About Marco Pannella
- Marco Pannella (born Giacinto Pannella; 2 May 1930 – 19 May 2016) was an Italian politician, journalist and activist.
- He was well known in his country for his nonviolence and civil rights' campaigns, like the right to divorce, the right to abortion, the legalization of cannabis and the definitive abolition of nuclear power.
- Internationally, he supported human rights and self-determination causes, like the Tibetan independence and persecution of Christians in Vietnam. He was the historic leader of the Radical Party (the first expression of the Radicals in post-World War II Italy was the Italian Radical Party, founded in 1955).
- Between 1979 and 2009, he was a Member of the European Parliament, where he sat as a full member in the Committee on Legal Affairs, in the Committee on Budgetary Control and in the Delegation for relations with Israel.
- He was also President of the Nonviolent Radical Party. He is considered an example of left-libertarian and liberal socialist.
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