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Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

Timeline of Events

1072

1.10.1072

Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo.

1194

11.20.1194

Palermo is conquered by Emperor Henry VI.

1849

5.15.1849

Troops of the Two Sicilies take Palermo and crush the republican government of Sicily

1860

5.27.1860

Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian Unification.

1943

7.22.1943

World War II: Allied forces capture the Italian city of Palermo.

1963

6.30.1963

Ciaculli massacre: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven between police officers and military personnel near Palermo.

1991

8.29.1991

Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo is killed by the Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands.

1992

7.19.1992

Anti-Mafia Judge Paolo Borsellino is killed by a Mafia car bomb in Palermo, Italy together with five police officers.

1993

3.27.1993

Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.