Politician, minister and
environmentalist Carlo Ripa di Meana died in a Rome hospital
Friday, less than two months after his wife Marina Ripa de
Meana, his son Andrea told ANSA on the phone.
"Less than two months from the passing of his adored wife
Marina, he died this afternoon, said Andrea.
He recalled that his father was a "politician of a socialist
and environmentalist background, parliamentarian, minister,
president of the famed 'Biennale del Dissenso' in 1977 and
heritage group Italia Nostra".
He added: "My father died lovingly assisted by the love of
his son, by his sisters and brothers".
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