Ciro Cirillo served as the president of the province of Naples from 1969 to 1975 and the president of Campania from 1979 until 1980.
14 Facts About Ciro Cirillo
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In 1981, Ciro Cirillo was kidnapped by the Red Brigades, an Italian paramilitary group, in a case that garnered worldwide attention.
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Ciro Cirillo was released on 25 July 1981, following 89 days in captivity and a ransom payment of 1.45 billion lire.
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Ciro Cirillo began his career at the Camera di Commercio, Industria, Agricoltura e Artigianato, the chamber of commerce of Naples.
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Ciro Cirillo joined the DC and served as the DC's Naples provincial party secretary during the 1960s.
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Ciro Cirillo rose to become a key figure of the regional DC and a political ally of Antonio Gava.
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Ciro Cirillo served as the president of the province of Naples from 1969 until 1975.
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In 1979, Ciro Cirillo was elected president of Campania, a position he held from 1979 to 1980.
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Ciro Cirillo then became the regional councilor of public works and chairman of the commission which oversaw the regions recovery efforts following the Irpinia earthquake in November 1980.
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Ciro Cirillo was finally released on 25 July 1981, following a controversial ransom payment by the DC of 1.45 billion lire.
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The outcome of the Ciro Cirillo kidnap stood in sharp contrast to the kidnapping and murder of Moro.
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In 2000, Ciro Cirillo told La Repubblica that he had written a letter with his version of the kidnapping, to be released by his lawyer after his death.
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Ciro Cirillo, who was married with children, died on 30 July 2017, at the age of 96.
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Ciro Cirillo's funeral was held at the Carmelitani Scalzi church in Torre del Greco on 31 July 2017.