Falco Accame
Falco Accame | |
|---|---|
 Accame in 1979 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy | |
| In office 5 July 1976 – 11 July 1983 | |
| Constituency | Genoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1925 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 13 December 2021 (aged 96) Rome, Italy |
| Political party | PSI |
Falco Accame (17 April 1925 – 13 December 2021) was an Italian politician.[1] A member of the Italian Socialist Party, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 5 July 1976 to 11 July 1983.[2]
Biography
He was a senior Italian Navy officer and commander of the Destroyer Indomito until July 1975.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) first in 1976 and then in 1979 as a member of the Italian Socialist Party.
He was President and Vice-President of the Defense Committee and a member of the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into military procurement.
He served as a councilor for the Liguria Region and the Municipality of Rome and was a National Councilor for Legambiente.
As President of the N. Pasti International Peace Foundation, he represented the “R. Clark Tribunal for NATO war crimes in the former Yugoslavia” in Italy.
He was president of Ana-Vafaf, an association that protects the families of military personnel who died in peacetime. With this association, he dealt, among other things, with the consequences that the use of weapons containing Depleted uranium had on Italian soldiers in missions in Lebanon, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Somalia, and Kosovo.[3]
He was also honorary president of the Center for Truth and Justice Initiatives (CIVG), vice president of the Seagull Committee for Maritime Safety, and a member of the Committee for the Defense and Revival of the Constitution.
References
- ^ "Addio a Falco Accame, aveva 96 anni". La Stampa (in Italian). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Falco Accame". Camera dei deputati (in Italian).
- ^ "Uranio impoverito, la verità" (PDF).