Dante Bruno Fascell was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993.
13 Facts About Dante Fascell
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Dante Fascell served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee for nine years.
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Dante Fascell joined the Florida National Guard in 1941 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1942, serving in the African, Sicilian, and Italian Campaigns during World War II, eventually rising to the rank of captain.
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Dante Fascell was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1950.
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Dante Fascell was the sole Democrat representative from the state of Florida to not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto.
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Dante Fascell began as a supporter of the Vietnam War, but he soon spoke out against the war.
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Dante Fascell cosponsored the War Powers Act of 1973 and he won aid for Cuban-Americans who had settled in his district.
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Dante Fascell served as the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1984 to 1993.
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Dante Fascell worked to repeal the Clark Amendment, allowing the US government to send aid to UNITA rebels in Angola, as a partner in the Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly lobbying firm.
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Dante Fascell worked to champion the creation of Biscayne National Park, south of Miami.
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Dante Fascell retired from the House after his 19th term ended in 1993.
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On October 29,1998, Dante Fascell was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton.
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Dante Fascell died the following month from colorectal cancer, at the age of 81.