Achille Accili

Italian politician (1921–2007)

Achille Accili

Senator of the Italian Republic
In office
6 June 1968 – 1 July 1987
Constituency| Abruzzo
Personal details
Born| (1921-10-19)October 19, 1921
Acciano, Italy
Died| October 14, 2007(2007-10-14) (aged 85)
Rome, Italy
Political party| Christian Democracy
Spouse| Maria Castellani
Children| 4
Profession| Elementary school teacher

Achille Accili (19 October 1921 – 14 October 2007) was an Italian politician for the Christian Democrats.[1]

## Biography

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Accili was born on 19 October 1921 in Acciano.[1][2] Prior to his political career, Accili was a primary school teacher.[2] He was the mayor of his hometown before serving in the Senate.[citation needed]

Accili would serve in the Italian Senate from 1968 to 1987.[2] While serving there, he became a leader of the left leaning component of the Christian Democrats alongside Luciano Fabiani.[3][4]

Accili was the state secretary for transport within the Andreotti IV Cabinet.[1][5][6]

Achille Accili died on 14 October 2007, in Rome.[1][7]

## Family

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Accili was married to Maria Castellani.[8] The couple had four children, and their eldest daughter is the diplomat Maria Assunta Accili Sabbatini.[8] His son, Domenico Accili, moved to the United States and became a professor at Columbia University.[9][10]

## External links

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* Italian Senate Page

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "L'aquilana Accili rappresentante dell'Italia preso l'Onu". Agi (in Italian). November 16, 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
2. ^ a b c "Achille Accili" (in Italian). Senate. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
3. ^ Palmerini, Goffredo (March 6, 2017). "Con Ludovico Nardecchia finisce un pezzo di storia aquilana". www.paeseitaliapress.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
4. ^ "L'intervista a Goffredo Palmerini. L'ex amministratore aquilano oggi scrittore: "Ho vissuto appassionate stagioni politiche"". Agenzia Stampa Italia (in Italian). February 20, 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
5. ^ Panorama (in Italian). Mondadori. October 1981.
6. ^ "Achille Accili" (in Italian). Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
7. ^ "Accili Achille". La Repubblica. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
8. ^ a b "Diplomatica aquilana rappresentante Onu a Vienna". Il Centro (in Italian). 16 November 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
9. ^ Palmerini, Goffredo (October 12, 2017). "A NEW YORK anche con la pioggia e qualche protesta un grande COLUMBUS DAY". www.paeseitaliapress.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
10. ^ "Domenico Accili, MD". Columbia University Medical Center. Retrieved 2020-09-23.