Michele Columbu (8 February 1914 – 10 July 2012) was an Italian politician and writer from

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, Sardinia. For decades, between

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and the 1970s he was the leader of the

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(PSd'Az), a Sardinian nationalist party calling for detachment from Italy and fiercely contesting the presence of

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military bases in Sardinia. He was elected into the

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in 1984. He wrote a collection of short stories, ''L'aurora è lontana'' (1968), and the essay collection ''Senza un perché''.

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1914 births 2012 deaths People from the Province of Nuoro Italian male writers Mayors of Cagliari {{Sardinia-politician-stub