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Winter 1-1983

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On January 3, 1983, Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci was inaugurated as Providence’s mayor for his third term. Having held office for more than 21 years, Buddy is the longest serving mayor of Providence, including during the city's, “Renaissance phase.” Cianci pushed for he completion of several projects, including the Providence Place Mall, the Fleet Skating Center, and a new train station. His first administration ended in 1984 after he was convicted of assault. His second stint as mayor ended when he was convicted of one count of racketeering conspiracy, for which he served five years in federal prison.

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http://www.projo.com/extra/buddy/chronology.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Cianci

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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

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Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

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Keywords

Cianci; inauguration; mayor;

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