Peppino Impastato broke with his own family to fight the Mafia. His father was close to the town's boss, and an uncle had been killed by a car bomb. Peppino turned that horror into activism, leading land protests and running a tiny radio station. On air he used jokes and satire to name the men who ran his town. He was murdered during a local election campaign, and investigators first treated it as a botched terrorist act. His mother and brother spent decades fighting for the truth. Today he is one of Italy's best-known anti-Mafia figures.
Key Milestones
1965: Founds the newsletter L'idea socialista
1976: Launches Radio Aut in Cinisi
1978: Murdered during his election campaign
2002: Gaetano Badalamenti is convicted of ordering his murder
Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato (Italian pronunciation:; 5 January 1948 – 9 May 1978), was an Italian political activist who opposed the Mafia, which ordered his murder in 1978.
Peppino Impastato's birthday is January 5. He was born on January 5, 1948 in Cinisi, Italy.
How old was Peppino Impastato when he died?
Peppino Impastato died on May 9, 1978, aged 30.
Who shares a birthday with Peppino Impastato?
Famous people who share Peppino Impastato's January 5 birthday include Umberto Eco, Konrad Adenauer, Bradley Cooper, Juan Carlos I of Spain and Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
