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Timeline of the late Buddy Cianci’s political career

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2002, file photo, former Providence, R.I., Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr., walks away from the media following an impromptu news conference outside the Biltmore Hotel where he was living in Providence, R.I. Cianci died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, in Providence. He was 74. (AP Photo/Victoria Arocho, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2002, file photo, former Providence, R.I., Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr., walks away from the media following an impromptu news conference outside the Biltmore Hotel where he was living in Providence, R.I. Cianci died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, in Providence. He was 74. (AP Photo/Victoria Arocho, File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

Key events in the turbulent political career of former Providence Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, Jr., who died Thursday at 74:

Nov. 5, 1974: Running as a Republican anti-corruption candidate, Cianci, a prosecutor, wins his first race for Providence mayor against Democrat Joseph Doorley.

Jan. 6, 1975: Cianci sworn in as mayor of Providence, becoming city’s first Italian-American mayor.

1976: Cianci speaks at Republican National Convention.

1978: Cianci wins a second term.