Angelo Vassallo was the mayor of Pollica, Italy who was assassinated in 2010. He was known for his environmental activism and battles against organized crime. As mayor, he implemented strict anti-littering and environmental protection policies that were believed to have angered criminal organizations. Vassallo was a champion for legality and respected the environment. After his death, his family established a foundation in his name to continue his work promoting environmental protection, human rights, and the fight against illegality.

1. THE BIOGRAPHY
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2. Angelo Vassallo: a “mayor” hero
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3. Biography
• Vassallo was born in Acciaroli September 22,
1953.
(Acciaroli is one of the best known and
most popular resorts on the coast of Cilento)
• He was elected mayor for the first time on
April 3, 2005 and was also Director of the
Province of Salerno
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4. Who was Vassallo?
• Angelo Vassallo was the mayor
of Pollica in Salerno (Campania)
and he was the victim of a
Camorra’s attak on 5 September
2010.
• The battles over the legality and
respect for the environment, on
which he had invested as a
public administrator, had
yielded to the coastal town of
Cilento awards as the "blue
flags"and a revival of tourism.
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5. Why Angelo Vassallo?
• Vassallo was known as the “fischermayor”, for his past as fisherman and for
the love for the sea and the land. Environmentalist,loved by his citizens, is
remembered also for his singular ordinances. In fact in January 2010 signed
an ordinance that provided a fine up to 1000€ for the people which trow
ashore ash and cigarette butts.
• He loved the legality and he knew to risk the life in a land where the State
has abdicated to his role and where olny few men and women stay in
trench. Vassallo knew it, but he didn't let go and for this he was killed.
Another time the Mafia silenced who doesn't crawl without dignity in front
of the Boss.
• A first exemplary citizen who with his battles for the legality and for the
respect of the environment has annoyed the lords of death and destruction.
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6. The social purposes
• the contrast of any form of illegality
and criminal subculture;
protect the rights of citizens;
• the promotion of active intervention and
participated in events by citizens in defense of
cultural heritage, nature and landscape;
• protect human, animal and plant species and
the environment at large;
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7. ABILITY
Vassallo believed in his actions and in the power
pf territory very important as turistic and
economics source.
He worked also to promove mediterranean diet
into patrimony oh humanity (olive oil, cereals,
vegetables, fruits);
Vassallo would have liked that human beings
lived in harmony with their environment.
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8. Vassallo’s foundation
• This foudation was estabilished three months
after the death of Vassalo by his family.
• With social purposes: non-profit
• http://www.fondazionevassallo.it/
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9. Camorra: What is it?
Camorra means all the criminal organized
activities that started to develop in
Campania(Italy) araund XVII century.The
rubbish is the resource that ensure to camorra
strong earnings. The 80% of rubbish is
undergrounded and produced strong problems
to our healty.
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10. Where is Pollica
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11. Some photos of the region
THE COAST OF
CILENTO
THE COAST OF
CILENTO
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12. THE PARK OF CILENTO
THE PARK OF CILENTO
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14. Mayor, all the country was died with you, but you sign will continue to
live in our heart.
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15. Sitography
• http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Vassallo
• http://it.wikinews.org/wiki/Cilento._Ucciso_in_un_ag
guato_Angelo_Vassallo,_sindaco_di_Pollica
• http://www.fondazionevassallo.it/
• http://www.agoravox.it/Angelo-Vassallo-ovvero-l-
ultima.html
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