Back Salvatore Cuffaro AN سالڤاتور كوفارو ARZ Salvatore Cuffaro Catalan Salvatore Cuffaro German Salvatore Cuffaro Spanish Salvatore Cuffaro French Salvatore Cuffaro Italian Salvatore Cuffaro Polish Salvatore Cuffaro Portuguese Salvatore Cuffaro SCN
Salvatore Cuffaro | |
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| President of Sicily | |
| In office 17 July 2001 – 26 January 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Vincenzo Leanza |
| Succeeded by | Raffaele Lombardo |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office 29 April 2008 – 2 February 2011 | |
| In office 28 April 2006 – 24 July 2006 | |
| Constituency | Sicily |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1958 Raffadali, Sicily, Italy |
| Political party | DC (1978–1994) PPI (1994–1995) CDU (1995–1998) UDR (1998–1999) UDEUR (1999–2000) CDU (2000–2002) UDC (2002–2010) PID (2010–2011) DCS (since 2020) |
| Alma mater | University of Palermo Sapienza University of Rome |
Salvatore Cuffaro | |
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Totò Vasa Vasa ("Totò Kiss Kiss") |
| Occupation(s) | Former politician, doctor (expelled from medical order) |
| Criminal status | Arrested on 22 January 2011, released on 13 December 2015 (served his sentence at the Rebibbia Criminal Penitentiary, Rome) |
| Spouse | Giacoma Chiarelli |
| Children | 2 |
| Conviction(s) | Aiding and abetting Cosa Nostra (It. favoreggiamento aggravato; art. 416-bis c.p.) |
| Criminal charge | Aiding and abetting Cosa Nostra (It. favoreggiamento aggravato; art. 416-bis c.p.) |
| Penalty | 7 years in prison, life ban from public office |
Salvatore "Totò" Cuffaro (born 21 February 1958) is a former Italian politician and former President of Sicily. He has served an almost 5-year jail sentence for aiding Cosa Nostra.[1] He has earned the nickname Vasa Vasa (Sicilian for "Kiss Kiss") for his tendency to kiss all and sundry; he says that he has kissed a quarter of all the people on the island.[2]
- ^ (in Italian) Prima notte in cella per Cuffaro, La Repubblica, 23 January 2011
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