15 Facts About Salvatore Lima

Salvatore Lima was often referred to as Andreotti's proconsul on Sicily.

Salvatore Lima rarely spoke in public or campaigned during elections but usually managed to gain large support from seemingly nowhere when it came to voting day.

Salvatore Lima was assassinated in 1992 by the Sicilian Mafia.

Salvatore Lima was born in Palermo on 23 January 1928, the son of Vincenzo Salvatore Lima, an archivist from the municipality of Palermo.

From 1958 to 1963, Salvatore Lima was mayor of Palermo, his birthplace, while his fellow Christian Democrat Vito Ciancimino was assessor for public works.

From 1965 to 1968, Salvatore Lima was again mayor of Palermo.

Every year, Salvatore Lima provided Buscetta with tickets for the Teatro Massimo in Palermo.

In 1968, Salvatore Lima was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies, suddenly surpassing established politicians in Sicily.

When in Sicily, Salvatore Lima was allowed to use the bulletproof car of the Salvo's.

Salvatore Lima himself was never part of a criminal investigation because of the unwillingness of both witnesses and prosecutors.

On 12 March 1992,64-year-old Salvatore Lima was on his way to Palermo in his chauffeur-driven car when his tires were shot by a hitman on a motorcycle.

The murder of Salvatore Lima meant a turning point in the relations between the Mafia and its reference points in politics.

Salvatore Lima acknowledged that he had known Lima since the late 1950s.

Salvatore Lima indicated Lima as the contact of the Mafia in Italian politics.

Salvatore Lima was killed because he did not uphold, or couldn't uphold, the commitments he had made in Palermo.