Giuseppe Zangara
Giuseppe Zangara | |
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Zangara in 1933 | |
| Born | September 7, 1900 Ferruzzano, Calabria, Italy |
| Died | March 20, 1933 (aged 32) Florida State Prison, Florida, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Executed by electrocution |
| Convictions | First degree murder Attempted murder (4 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Date | February 15, 1933 |
| Locations | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Killed | 1 (Anton Cermak) |
| Injured | 4 |
| Weapon | .32-caliber revolver |
Giuseppe Zangara (September 7, 1900 – March 20, 1933) was an Italian immigrant and naturalized United States citizen who attempted to assassinate the President-elect of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on February 15, 1933, 17 days before Roosevelt's inauguration. During a night speech by Roosevelt in Miami, Florida, Zangara fired five shots with a handgun he had purchased a couple of days before. He missed his target and instead killed Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago, and injured four bystanders.
Zangara was convicted of murder and executed by electric chair.