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Presidents of the Italian Republic

Number	Name	Picture	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Party
I	Enrico De Nicola[1]		1877-1959	1 January 1948	12 May 1948	Italian Liberal Party
II	Luigi Einaudi		1874-1961	12 May 1948	11 May 1955	Italian Liberal Party
III	Giovanni Gronchi		1887-1978	11 May 1955	11 May 1962	Christian Democracy
IV	Antonio Segni		1891-1972	11 May 1962	6 December 1964[2]	Christian Democracy
V	Giuseppe Saragat		1898-1988	29 December 1964	29 December 1971	Italian Democratic Socialist Party
VI	Giovanni Leone		1908-2001	29 December 1971	15 June 1978[3]	Christian Democracy
VII	Alessandro Pertini		1896-1990	9 July 1978	29 June 1985[4]	Italian Socialist Party
VIII	Francesco Cossiga		1928-	3 July 1985	28 April 1992[5]	Christian Democracy
IX	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro		1918-	28 May 1992	15 May 1999[4]	Christian Democracy
X	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi		1920-	18 May 1999	15 May 2006 [4]	No party affiliation [6]
XI	Giorgio Napolitano		1925-	15 May 2006	Present	Democrats of the Left

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Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana, DC), the Christian democratic party of Italy, dominated government for nearly half a century until its demise amid a welter of corruption allegations in 1992-94. ... Giuseppe Saragat Giuseppe Saragat (1898 - 1988) was the foreign minister of Italy from 1963 to 1964, and the President of the Italian Republic from 1964 to 1971. ... Image File history File links Giuseppe_Saragat. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 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Temporary Heads of State

Name	Picture	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Alcide De Gasperi[7]		1881-1954	12 June 1946	1 July 1946	Christian Democracy
Enrico De Nicola[1]		1877-1959	1 July 1946	1 January 1948	Italian Liberal Party
Cesare Merzagora[8]		1898-1991	6 December 1964	29 December 1964	Christian Democracy
Amintore Fanfani[8]		1908-1999	15 June 1978	9 July 1978	Christian Democracy
Francesco Cossiga[8]		1928-	29 June 1985	3 July 1985	Christian Democracy
Giovanni Spadolini[8]		1925-1994	28 April 1992	28 May 1992	Italian Republican Party
Nicola Mancino[8]		1931-	15 May 1999	18 May 1999	Italian People's Party

^[1] Did not want to be called President of the Italian Republic, only Temporary Chief of State, as he had not been elected by the Republican Parliament that would to be first elected in 1948. Nevertheless, according to the Italian Constitution, approved in 1947, he assumed the title of President on January 1, 1948.
^[2] Resigned for illness.
^[3] Resigned after a bribery scandal.
^[4] Resigned to speed the election of the successor, or his swear-in ceremony, if the successor had already been elected.
^[5] Resigned.
^[6] He was a member of the Action Party, but the party ended its existence in 1947. Alcide De Gasperi (3 April 1881 – 19 August 1954) was an Italian statesman and politician. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Al_gaspieri. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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^[7] Interim, as Prime Minister.
^[8] Interim, as President of Senate of the Republic.
The birth of the Italian Republic (officially on June 2, 1946) is a key event of Italian contemporary history. ...

The Quirinal Palace (known in Italian as the Quirinale) in Rome is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic. The Quirinal Palace once housed popes, then kings, and now presidents. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5...

See also

• Politics of Italy
• Prime minister of Italy
• List of Prime Ministers of Italy
• Lists of incumbents

Italian politics take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Italy is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... In Italy, the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the countrys prime minister or head of government, and occupies the fourth-most important state office. ... The prime minister of Italy is officially the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: ). // List of Presidents of the Italian Republic Politics of Italy History of Italy Italian Minister of the Interior Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Italian Minister of Defense Italian Minister of Justice Italian Minister of Public... These are lists of incumbents, i. ...

External links

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