Movement for the Independence of Sicily

Movement for the Independence of Sicily Movimento per l'Indipendenza della Sicilia
Abbreviation	MIS
Leader	Andrea Finocchiaro Aprile
Founded	10 July 1943 (1943-07-10)
Dissolved	4 June 1951 (1951-06-04)
Headquarters	Palermo
Ideology	Sicilian nationalism Separatism Regionalism
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The Movement for the Independence of Sicily (Italian: Movimento per l'Indipendenza della Sicilia, Sicilian: Muvimentu pâ Nnipinnenza dâ Sicilia, MIS) was a separatist Sicilian political party originally active in Sicily from 1943 to 1951. Its best electoral result was in 1947, when it won 8.8% of the votes in the Sicilian regional election and had nine regional deputies elected.

The party was supported by Sicilians from a very wide of political stances: both conservatives and socialists were involved at some point. The purpose was first to gain independence for Sicily. Once this was accomplished MIS planned to sort out the politics of the island themselves, with the movement splintering to found new Sicilian political parties with their own personal stances.