Lamberto Dini (right) with William Cohen

Lamberto Dini (born in Florence, March 1, 1931), is a former Italian Prime Minister (1995-1996) and Foreign Minister (1996-2001). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1100x745, 173 KB)Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs Lamberto Dini (right) on March 7, 1997, in Rome, Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1100x745, 173 KB)Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs Lamberto Dini (right) on March 7, 1997, in Rome, Italy. ... William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is a Republican politician from Maine who served as a United States Secretary of Defense under President Clinton. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...

After studying Economics in his home city of Florence, Dini took up a post at the International Monetary Fund in 1959, where he worked his way up until he served as Executive Director for Italy, Greece, Portugal and Malta between 1976 and 1979. Then, in October of 1979, he moved to the Banca d'Italia, where he served as Director-General, until May, 1994. When the Governor of the Bank of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, with whom there ws no love lost, was called upon to serve as Prime Minister, in April, 1993, Dini was widely tipped to succeed him, but was passed over (some say on Ciampi's instigation) in favour of Antonio Fazio. Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ... The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring foreign exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Banca dItalia is the central bank of Italy; located in Roma, via Nazionale. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Pres. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Antonio Fazio is one of the most powerful men in Italy. ...

Dini scored a comeback, though, when Silvio Berlusconi formed his first Government, in May,1994, in which Dini serves as Treasury Minister. Due to a split between Berlusconi and his coalition partner Umberto Bossi, from the Northern League, Berlusconi's government collapsed in December, 1994, after a mere seven months in power. In January, 1995, Dini was appointed Prime Minister by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro. Though he was not noted as a left-winger, Dini, in the confidence vote, was supported by the left-wing parties (apart from the Refounded Communists) and by the Northern League, whereas his erstwhile partners in the right-wing government chose to abstain ("benevolently", as they put it). His Cabinet, in any case, was made up (supposedly, at least), of "technicians", i.e. of people known for their professionalism but not attached to any political party. Silvio Berlusconi   listen? (born September 29, 1936 in Milan) is the current Prime Minister of Italy and is the leader of the Forza Italia political movement, a party which was established for his entry into politics. ... Umberto Bossi, with a green Padania-inspired handkerchief. ... Northern League can mean: Northern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States and Canada Northern League (football) (Albany Northern League) for the association football league in North East England Northern Premier League (UniBond League) for the association football league covering the whole of the north of England... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In April, 1996, a general election was called, in which Berlusconi's right-wing coalition, minus the Northern League, was pitted against Romano Prodi's left-wing Olive Tree Coalition. Relations between Dini and Berlusconi had seriously soured then, and Dini chooses to enter the Olive Tree Coalition with his own centrist party, Rinnovamento Italiano (Italian Renewal). Dini was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, and served for the entire legislature as Minister of Foreign Affairs in four successive centre-left governments, under Prodi, Massimo D'Alema (in two separate, successive Cabinets), and finally Giuliano Amato. His party has dissolved into the Margherita, (Daisy), a larger party formed out of several centrist parties belonging to the centre-left coalition. In May, 2001 a general election is due. It was won by Berlusconi and his allies (including, once again, the Northern League), which led to Berlusconi forming his second government in June. Dini was elected to the Senate, and in this capacity, from February, 2002 to July, 2003, served as a delegate to the Convention in charge of drafting the European Constitution. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Romano Prodi (Scandiano, Reggio Emilia August 9, 1939) is an Italian politician and a former President of the European Commission. ... Categories: Stub ... The Chamber of Deputies is the name given to the lower house of the bicameral legislatures of the following states: Argentina – Chamber of Deputies of Argentina (Cámara de Diputados) Bolivia – Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia (Cámara de Diputados) Brazil – Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (Cámara dos Deputados) Chile – Chamber of... Massimo DAlema Massimo DAlema (born 20 April 1949 in Rome) is the son of Giuseppe DAlema (an esteemed communist politician), is an Italian journalist and politician, a former prime minister and a former national secretary of the PDS, Partito Democratico della Sinistra. ... Giuliano Amato (Torino May 13, 1938) is an Italian politician. ... Margherita may refer to: Margherita (politics) Margherita pizza This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, commonly referred to as the European Constitution, is an international treaty intended to create a constitution for the European Union. ...

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