Vittorio Bachelet (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo baʃʃeˈlɛ]; 20 February 1926 – 12 February 1980) was an Italian academic and politician, former vice president of the High Council of the Judiciary.
Vittorio Bachelet | |
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| Vice president of the CSM | |
| In office 21 December 1976 – 12 February 1980 | |
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| Born | 20 February 1926 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 12 February 1980 (aged 53) Rome, Italy |
| Cause of death | Murder by shooting |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
| Occupation | Academic, politician |
On 12 February 1980, he was ambushed and murdered by the Red Brigades.[1]
Biography
editAfter having attended the Azione Cattolica association, Bachelet joined the Italian Catholic Federation of University Students and graduated in Law at the Sapienza University of Rome, where he later taught.[2] He also taught in other Universities in Pavia and Trieste.[3]
In 1959, Bachelet was appointed vice president of Azione Cattolica by Pope John XXIII, while in 1964 he was appointed President by Pope Paul VI.[4]
Bachelet joined Christian Democracy, being very close to Aldo Moro, and in 1976 was elected vice president of the High Council of the Judiciary (elected by all the political parties in the Parliament), after having been for a few months a city councilor in Rome.
On 12 February 1980, at the end of a lesson, while talking with his assistant Rosy Bindi,[5] Bachelet was shot and killed by an armed group of the Red Brigades, on the mezzanine of the staircase of the Faculty of Political Sciences of La Sapienza.[1] His funeral took place two days later at the San Roberto Bellarmino Church and was attended by President Sandro Pertini and Prime minister Francesco Cossiga.[6]
He was the father of Giovanni Battista Bachelet, teacher of Physics at La Sapienza and Deputy for the Democratic Party from 2008 to 2013.
References
edit- ^ a b "Sette proiettili per il professore". La Repubblica. 13 February 1980. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Profilo biografico di Vittorio Bachelet". AzioneCattolica.it. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Chi era Vittorio Bachelet, ritratto del vicepresidente del Csm ucciso dalle Br". Rai News 24. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Vittorio Bachelet e l'Azione Cattolica". AzioneCattolica.it. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "25 anni fa, Vittorio Bachelet. Un ricordo di Rosy Bindi". LibertaeGiustizia.it. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ ""Prego per quelli che hanno colpito il mio papà"". Cinquantamila.it. 14 February 1980. Retrieved 22 October 2018.