# Vittorio Bachelet

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Italian academic and politician (1926–1980)

Vittorio Bachelet Vice-President of the Superior Council of Magistracy In office 21 December 1976 – 12 February 1980 President Giovanni Leone Sandro Pertini Preceded by Giacinto Bosco Succeeded by Ugo Ziletti Personal details Born (1926-02-20)20 February 1926 Rome, Italy Died 12 February 1980(1980-02-12) (aged 53) Rome, Italy Cause of death Murder by shooting Party Christian Democracy Occupation Academic, politician

**Vittorio Bachelet** (Italian pronunciation: [\[vitˈtɔːrjo baʃʃeˈlɛ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian); 20 February 1926 – 12 February 1980) was an Italian academic and [politician](/source/Politician), former [vice president](/source/Vice_president) of the [High Council of the Judiciary](/source/High_Council_of_the_Judiciary_(Italy)).

On 12 February 1980, he was ambushed and murdered by the [Red Brigades](/source/Red_Brigades).[1]

## Biography

After having attended the [Azione Cattolica association](/source/Azione_Cattolica), Bachelet joined the [Italian Catholic Federation of University Students](/source/Italian_Catholic_Federation_of_University_Students) and graduated in Law at the [Sapienza University of Rome](/source/Sapienza_University_of_Rome), where he later taught.[2] He also taught in other Universities in [Pavia](/source/University_of_Pavia) and [Trieste](/source/University_of_Trieste).[3]

In 1959, Bachelet was appointed vice president of [Azione Cattolica](/source/Azione_Cattolica) by [Pope John XXIII](/source/Pope_John_XXIII), while in 1964 he was appointed President by [Pope Paul VI](/source/Pope_Paul_VI).[4]

Bachelet joined [Christian Democracy](/source/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)), being very close to [Aldo Moro](/source/Aldo_Moro), and in 1976 was elected vice president of the [High Council of the Judiciary](/source/High_Council_of_the_Judiciary_(Italy)) (elected by all the political parties in the [Parliament](/source/Italian_Parliament)), after having been for a few months a city councilor in [Rome](/source/Rome).

On 12 February 1980, at the end of a lesson, while talking with his assistant [Rosy Bindi](/source/Rosy_Bindi),[5] Bachelet was shot and [killed](/source/Murder) by an armed group of the [Red Brigades](/source/Red_Brigades), on the mezzanine of the staircase of the Faculty of Political Sciences of [La Sapienza](/source/Sapienza_University_of_Rome).[1] His funeral took place two days later at the [San Roberto Bellarmino Church](/source/San_Roberto_Bellarmino%2C_Rome) and was attended by [President](/source/President_of_Italy) [Sandro Pertini](/source/Sandro_Pertini) and [Prime minister](/source/Prime_minister_of_Italy) [Francesco Cossiga](/source/Francesco_Cossiga).[6]

He was the father of [Giovanni Battista Bachelet](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Giovanni_Battista_Bachelet&action=edit&redlink=1) [[it](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Battista_Bachelet)], teacher of Physics at [La Sapienza](/source/Sapienza_University_of_Rome) and [Deputy](/source/Italian_Chamber_of_Deputies) for the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(Italy)) from 2008 to 2013.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rappr_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rappr_1-1) ["Sette proiettili per il professore"](http://www.repubblica.it/online/album/ottanta/pansa/pansa.html). *[La Repubblica](/source/La_Repubblica)*. 13 February 1980. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Profilo biografico di Vittorio Bachelet"](http://azionecattolica.it/bachelet/profilo-biografico). *AzioneCattolica.it*. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Chi era Vittorio Bachelet, ritratto del vicepresidente del Csm ucciso dalle Br"](http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Chi-era-Vittorio-Bachelet-Il-ritratto-del-dirigente-di-Azione-Cattolicaa-35-anni-omicidio-a4a4bf1d-bc41-4f18-8132-562023375222.html). *[Rai News 24](/source/Rai_News_24)*. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Vittorio Bachelet e l'Azione Cattolica"](http://azionecattolica.it/bachelet/vittorio-bachelet-e-lazione-cattolica). *AzioneCattolica.it*. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["25 anni fa, Vittorio Bachelet. Un ricordo di Rosy Bindi"](http://www.libertaegiustizia.it/2005/02/08/25-anni-fa-vittorio-bachelet-un-ricordo-di-rosy-bindi/). *LibertaeGiustizia.it*. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [""Prego per quelli che hanno colpito il mio papà""](http://www.cinquantamila.it/storyTellerArticolo.php?storyId=4eca6f0b97e7f). *Cinquantamila.it*. 14 February 1980. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

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