Giovanni Nicotera

Giovanni Nicotera
Italian Minister of Interior
In office 6 February 1891 – 15 May 1892
Monarchs	Victor Emmanuel II Umberto I
Prime Minister	Antonio di Rudinì
Preceded by	Francesco Crispi
Succeeded by	Giovanni Giolitti
In office 25 March 1876 – 26 December 1877
Monarchs	Victor Emmanuel II Umberto I
Prime Minister	Agostino Depretis
Preceded by	Girolamo Cantelli
Succeeded by	Francesco Crispi
Member of the Italian Chamber
In office 22 November 1882 – 22 October 1890
Constituency	Naples
In office 5 December 1870 – 3 October 1876
Constituency	Naples
Personal details
Born	(1828-09-09)9 September 1828 Sambiase, Lamezia Terme, Two Sicilies
Died	13 June 1894(1894-06-13) (aged 65) Vico Equense, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Action Party (1848–53) Historical Left (1870–80; 1887–92) Dissident Left (1880–87)
Profession	Soldier
Military service
Branch/service	Royal Italian Army
Years of service	1848–1866
Rank	Commandant
Unit	6th Volunteer Regiment
Battles/wars	Italian Unification (1815–1871) Expedition of the Thousand (1860) Battle of Aspromonte (1862) Battle of Mentana (1867)

Giovanni Nicotera (9 September 1828 – 13 June 1894) was an Italian patriot and politician. His surname is pronounced [niˈkɔːtera], with the stress on the second syllable.