Simona Mafai De Pasquale (5 July 1928 – 16 June 2019) was an Italian politician for the Communist Party (PCI). She was elected to the Senate of the Republic in 1976, serving until 1979.

Biography

She was born in

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and Antonietta Raphael. Mafai De Pasquale was married to Pancrazio De Pasquale, future president of the

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, until his death in 1992. Mafai De Pasquale died of stroke on 16 June 2019 in

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, at the age of 90. She was the sister of the journalist and politician Miriam Mafai.Mancina, Claudia (2016).
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1928 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Italian women politicians Italian Communist Party politicians Politicians from Rome Senators of Legislature VII of Italy Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy) {{Italy-politician-ItalianCommunistParty-stub