- Bruno Branciforte
Bruno Branciforte (born
November 6 ,1947 ) is an Italianadmiral , who was the last head of the ItalianSISMI military intelligence, nominated by Prime ministerRomano Prodi on November 21, 2006. He succeeded toNicolò Pollari on December 16 and remained in charge untilAugust 3 2007 , when SISMI was disbanded and transformed in AISE - Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna ("Agency for External Information and Security").Born in
Naples , he studied at the Naval Academy ofLivorno . He entered the Italian Navy in 1969. From 1976 to 1978 he commanded the AquilaCorvette . He was named in 1979 to the Second Intelligence unit of the chief of staff of the Navy, before becoming, end of 1985, director of the intelligence center of the navy and then director of the research center.In 1985, he was named Captain of
frigate , and quickly became first commandant of the cruiser "Vittorio Veneto", before being named commandant of the Alisea frigate. In 1987 he was again assigned to the chief of staff of the Navy, before being nominated in Washington D.C., where he worked from 1989 to 1992.When he returned to Italy, he became commandant of the aircraft carrier "Giuseppe Garibaldi". Promoted
Rear Admiral in 1995, he was from December 15, 2001 to February 12, 2002 Italy's representative atTampa (USA), near theUSCENTCOM , duringOperation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He became chief of staff of the Navy from 2001 to 2004He was promoted Vice-Admiral in February 2004.
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La Repubblica ", 20 November 2006 it icon
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