▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁general , ▁notable ▁for ▁campaign ing ▁against ▁terror ism ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁Italy . ▁He ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁the ▁Sic ilian ▁M af ia ▁in ▁Pal ermo . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Sal uz zo , ▁C une o , ▁he ▁became ▁command ant ▁of ▁the ▁( mil it ary ) ▁region ▁of ▁P iem onte - Val le ▁d ' A osta ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁created ▁an ▁anti - ter ror ism ▁structure ▁in ▁Tur in , ▁which ▁succeeded ▁in ▁capt uring ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Red ▁Brig ades ▁members ▁Ren ato ▁Cur cio ▁and ▁Alberto ▁Frances ch ini , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Sil vano ▁G iro tto , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁fr ate ▁mit ra ▁(" Fri ar ▁Machine ▁Gun "), ▁who ▁in fil tr ated ▁the ▁organisation . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁dalla ▁Chiesa ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁pre fect ▁for ▁Pal ermo ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁violence ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁M af ia ▁War . ▁He ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Pal ermo ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁M af ia ▁b oss ▁Salv atore ▁Ri ina . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁E man uela ▁S etti ▁Car r aro ▁were ▁in ▁an ▁Aut ob ian chi ▁A 1 1 2 ▁driven ▁by ▁her , ▁when ▁a ▁number