Italian activist Emma Bonino died at the age of 78, as announced by her party, +Europa, on this Friday. Considered one of the most popular and respected political figures in Italy, she was a veteran of the struggles for the right to divorce and abortion in the country.
Bonino was part of the Italian Radical Party and held prominent positions in both national and European politics. She was a European commissioner and served as Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs, accumulating a long political career over the years.
The activist was recognized across different sectors of the Italian political spectrum. +Europa, the small party founded by her, posted on social media that "today we lose not only our leader, but also one of the most lucid, courageous, and free figures in the political history of our country."
Bonino was best known for her feminist and political activism, having dedicated much of her life to the defense of women's rights and other progressive causes that marked contemporary Italian history.




