
Francesco Compagna (
Naples
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, 31 July 1921 –
Capri
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, 24 July 1982) was an Italian politician, journalist and academic.
He founded the magazine "Nord e Sud" in 1954 and also collaborated with
Il Mondo directed by
Mario Pannunzio.
Former member of the
Italian Liberal Party
The Italian Liberal Party ( it, Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI) was a liberal and conservative political party in Italy.
The PLI, which is the heir of the liberal currents of both the Historical Right and the Historical Left, was a minor part ...
and the
Radical Party, Compagna was elected MP with the
Italian Republican Party
The Italian Republican Party ( it, Partito Repubblicano Italiano, PRI) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Italy. Founded in 1895, the PRI is the oldest political party still active in Italy.
The PRI has old roots and a long hist ...
in the
fifth (1968–1972),
sixth (1972–1976),
seventh (1976–1979) and
eighth (1979–1983) legislature.
He served as Minister of Public Works in the
Andreotti V (1979) and in the
Cossiga II (1980) governments and as Minister of Merchant Navy in the
Forlani government (1980–1981).
He also held the position of Undersecretary of State for Extraordinary Interventions in Southern Italy in the
Moro IV government (1974–1976) and of
Secretary of the Council of Ministers in the
Spadolini I government (1981–1982).
He died on
Capri
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in 1982 due to a heart attack.
Publications
A principally political writer, he published the following volumes:
* ''Labirinto meridionale'',
Edizioni Neri Pozza
* ''I terroni in città'', Edizioni Laterza
* ''L'Europa delle regioni'',
ESI-Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane
* ''La politica delle città'',
Laterza
* ''Le regioni più deboli'',
Etas-Kompass
* ''Meridionalismo liberale'',
Riccardo Ricciardi editore Riccardo is a male given name, Italian version of Ricardo or Richard. It also may be a surname. It means "Powerful Leader".
It may refer to:
People A–L
*Riccardo Antoniazzi (1853–1912), Italian violin maker
* Riccardo Bacchelli (1891–198 ...
*''Il Mezzogiorno nella crisi'', Edizioni della Voce.
* ''Mezzogiorno in salita'', Editoriale Nuova
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1921 births
1982 deaths
Politicians from Naples
Italian Liberal Party politicians
Radical Party (Italy) politicians
Italian Republican Party politicians
Government ministers of Italy
Deputies of Legislature V of Italy
Deputies of Legislature VI of Italy
Deputies of Legislature VII of Italy
Deputies of Legislature VIII of Italy
Italian magazine founders
Academic staff of the University of Naples Federico II