page_title: Paolo Borsellino
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Paolo Borsellino / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Paolo Borsellino's memorial tree in Via d'Amelio, Palermo. The plaque at the base of the olive tree says: «You that come here to regard, remember: not all Sicilians are mafiosi and not all mafiosi are Sicilians». Italiano: L'albero in memoria di Paolo Borsellino in via d'Amelio, a Palermo. Sulla targa alla base dell'albero di ulivo è scritto: «Tu che vieni qui a contemplare ricorda che: non tutti i siciliani siamo mafiosi e non tutti i mafiosi sono siciliani».
context_page_description: Paolo Borsellino was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia. After a long and distinguished career, culminating in the Maxi Trial in 1986–1987, on 19 July 1992, Borsellino was killed by a car bomb in Via D'Amelio, near his mother's house in Palermo.
  Borsellino's life parallels that of his close friend Giovanni Falcone. They both spent their early years in the same neighbourhood in Palermo. Though many of their childhood friends grew up in the Mafia background, both men fought on the other side of the war against crime in Sicily as prosecuting magistrates. They were both killed in 1992, a few months apart. In recognition of their tireless effort and sacrifice during the anti-mafia trials, they were both awarded the Italian "Medaglia d'oro al valore civile". They were also named as heroes of the last 60 years in the 13 November 2006 issue of Time Magazine.
context_section_description: Borsellino today is considered as one of the most important magistrates killed by the Sicilian Mafia and he is remembered as one of the main symbols of the battle of the State against the Mafia. Many schools and public buildings were named after him, including Palermo International Airport (subsequently renamed Falcone-Borsellino Airport) - a memorial by local sculptor Tommaso Geraci is there - and the Velodromo Paolo Borsellino multi-use stadium in Palermo. In recognition of their efforts in the anti-Mafia trials, he and Giovanni Falcone were named as heroes of the last 60 years in the 13 November 2006 issue of Time.
  His sister Rita ran as centre-left presidential candidate in the 2006 Sicilian regional election, after having won the regional primary election, but lost to incumbent Salvatore Cuffaro, who was later sentenced to seven years in prison for collusion with the Mafia.
  His famous quote about Sicily, "she will become most beautiful", is the namesake of the Diventerà Bellissima party.
caption: Memorial tree dedicated to Borsellino, in Palermo
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