Italian stamp commemorating the birth Ugo La Malfa

Ugo La Malfa (1903-05-16, Palermo - 1979-03-26, Rome) was an Italian politician, and an important leader in the Italian Republican Party, which his son, Giorgio La Malfa, is now president of. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Nickname: Palermu Motto: Official website: http://www. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location within Province of Rome in the Region of Lazio Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... The Italian Republican Party (Partito Repubblicano Italiano) is an old left liberal party in Italy, with roots to Giuseppe Mazzini. ... Son of Ugo La Malfa, long-time Italian political leader and minister, secreatry of the Italian Republican Party from 1987 to 1993, and again from 1994 to 2001. ...

Anti-Fascist Resistance

After completing his secondary schooling, La Malfa enrolled in the Ca' Foscari University of Venice in the Department of Diplomatic Sciences with professors Silvio Terntin and Gino Luzzatto The University of Venice (Università Ca Foscari Venezia) was founded on August 6, 1868 as the Scuola Superiore di Commercio, the first institution in Italy to deal with higher education in the fields of economics and commerce. ... Country Italy Region Veneto Province Venice (VE) Mayor Massimo Cacciari (since April 18, 2005) Elevation m Area 412 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 271,251  - Density 646/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Veneziani Dialing code 041 Postal code 30100 Frazioni Chirignago, Favaro Veneto, Mestre...

During his years at the University, he had contacts within the republican movement of Treviso and other anti-fascist groups. In 1924 he moved to Rome, and participated in the foundation of the Goliardic Union for Freedom. On 1925-06-14 he took part in the first conference of the National Democratic Union, founded by Giovanni Amendola. The movement was later declared illegal under Mussolini's fascist government. In 1926 he graduated university with a thesis dealing sharply with human rights. During his military service, he was transfered to Sardinia in order to disrupt the anti-fascist publication Pietre, which he worked on. By 1928 he was among those arrested following the April 12 bombing in the Fiera di Milano for allegedly planning to assassinate Italian King Vittorio Emanuele III only to be interrogated and released. Treviso is a town in the Veneto region of Italy. ... Anti-fascism is the opposition to fascist ideology, organization, or government, on all levels. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location within Province of Rome in the Region of Lazio Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... Giovanni Amendola (Salerno 15 April 1882 - Cannes 1 April 1926) was an Italian journalist and politician. ... Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) was the Prime-Minister and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. ... Fascism is a radical political ideology that combines elements of corporatism, authoritarianism, nationalism, militarism, anti-anarchism, anti-communism and anti-liberalism. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Sardinia (Sardegna in Italian, Sardigna or Sardinna in the Sardinian language, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Milan (MI) Mayor Letizia Moratti Elevation 120 m Area 182 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,308,311  - Density 6,988/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Milanesi Dialing code 02 Postal code 20100 Patron St. ... Victor Emmanuel III Victor Emmanuel III (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele III) (November 11, 1869 - December 28, 1947), nicknamed The Soldier, was the King of Italy (July 29, 1900 - May 9, 1946), and claimed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 - 1943) and King of Albania (1939 - 1943). ...

In 1929 he took a job editing the Treccani Encyclopedia, working under the direction of the liberal philosopher Ugo Spirito. At the request of Raffaele Mattioli he took a job with Mattioli's Italian Commercial Bank in 1933, which he became director of in 1938. During these years, he showed his expertise not only in economics but in leadership as well. There he forged relations between anti-fascist groups in order to build a web that formed the Partito d'Azione, over which he presided as a founder. On 1943-01-01 La Malfa and the lawyer Adolfo Tino succeeded in publishing the first of their clandestine organ, L'Italia Libera. Later that year, La Malfa fled Italy to escape arrest, only to return to Rome in order to partake in the resistance movement with the Partito d'Azione and the Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Partisans parading in Milan The Italian resistance movement was a partisan force during World War II. It became massive after the capitulation of the Italian Royal Army on September 8, 1943. ... The Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale (CLN) was the underground political entity of Italian Partisans during the German occupation of Italy in the last years of the Second World War. ...

Republican Career

In 1945 under the reconstruction government of Ferruccio Parri, La Malfa assumed role of Minister of Transportation. In the following government, under Alcide De Gasperi, he was Minister of Reconstruction, a position later renamed Minister of International Commerce. In February 1946 the first conference of the Partito d'Azione was held, during which Emilio Lussu prevailed in driving party philosophy, and La Malfa and Parri left the party. In March he participated in the drafting of the republican democratic constitution, which was introduced for the referendum in June. La Malfa and Parri were both elected in September, and with the encouragement of Randolfo Pacciardi he joined the Italian Republican Party, commonly known as the PRI. 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Ferruccio Parri (January 19, 1890 - December 8, 1981), Pinerolo, Piedmont was an Italian politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy for several months in 1945. ... Alcide De Gasperi Alcide De Gasperi (3 April 1881 - 19 August 1954) was an Italian statesman and politician. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Emilio Lussu (Armungia, Cagliari, 1890 - Rome 1975), a soldier, a politician and a writer from Sardinia, Italy. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Italian Republican Party (Partito Repubblicano Italiano) is an old left liberal party in Italy, with roots to Giuseppe Mazzini. ...

Designated to represent Italy to the International Monetary Fund in 1947, he was named vice president of the Fund the following year. Meanwhile, with Giulio Andrea Belloni and Oronzo Reale, he assumed the temporary role of party secretary. Reelected to the parliament in 1948, and confirmed into the subsequent legislature, he held numerous positions, including as a "minister without portofolio" charged with reorganizing the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction, before in 1951 he was appointed Minister of Foreign Trade. His work on liberalizing the Italian economy and lowering import tariffs was fundamental for the successes during the "economic miracle." The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by observing exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering financial and technical assistance when requested. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... A name for a position of responsibility for certain portfolios within a political party. ... The Parliament of Italy (Italian: Parlamento Italiano) is the national parliament of Italy. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

In 1952 he proposed, without success, the "constituent program," between the many secular parties. In 1956, while maintaining the autonomy of the Republican Party from Marxist economic theories and its position to the left of the political spectrum, he favored the unification of the three major socialist schools to make the divide between his party and theirs more comprehensible. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marxism refers to the philosophy and social theory based on Karl Marxs work on one hand, and to the political practice based on Marxist theory on the other hand (namely, parts of the First International during Marxs time, communist parties and later states). ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to social control. ...

After the Republicans withdrew support for the government in 1957, Randolfo Pacciardi left as director of the party. La Malfa assumed direction of the party newspaper, La Voce Repubblicana, in 1959. In 1962 he was named Minister of the Budget in the first center-left government under Amintore Fanfani, following the socialist abstention. In May he introduced the Nota Aggiuntiva, in which he supplied a general vision of the state of the Italian economy, including the inequalities which characterized it, and delineated the instruments and objects of their regime. Though criticized for his plan by the Confindustria, the Italian employers union, he decided to nationalize the electricity industry. On the occasion of the 29th conference of the Republican Party, in March 1965, he was elected party secretary. The next year he opened a dialog with the help of his old friend Giorgio Amendola, son of Giovanni Amendola, between the republicans and communists, inviting them to leave behind their old orthodoxy and help develop a more pragmatic approach. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Amintore Fanfani (6 February 1908 - 20 November 1999) was an Italian politician and Prime Minister. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Confindustria is the Italian employers federation, founded in 1910. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Giorgio Amendola (21 November 1907 - 5 June 1980) was an Italian writer and politician. ... Giovanni Amendola (Salerno 15 April 1882 - Cannes 1 April 1926) was an Italian journalist and politician. ...

During the tumultuous 1970s, the Republican party played a small but vital role in determining the government of Italy and maintaining continuity. Following the fall of Mariano Rumor's third government in 1970, La Malfa refused the invitation of incoming Prime Minister Emilio Colombo to take the role of Minister of the Treasury. For him, the government was not in position to delineate a strategic plan for financing reforms with their education, health, and transportation services, and Colombo only lasted one year in the job. La Malfa pulled his party out of the subsequent Giulio Andreotti government over the issue of state control of cable television [1]. Asked again in 1973 by Mariano Rumor's fourth government he accepted the job of Minister of the Treasury. In that position he blocked the request to grant increased emergency financing to Finambro, a bank owned by Michele Sindona, opening the door to the collapse of Sindora's banking empire and his eventual indictment. He resigned as Minister in February over disagreements in fiscal policy with the Minister of the Budget, pulling the Republican support of that government, and causing its colaspe. That December he was named deputy Prime Minister under the fourth government of his friend Aldo Moro, and in 1975 he assumed the presidency of the Republican party with Oddo Biasini replacing him as secretary. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Mariano Rumor (Vicenza 1915 – Rome 1990) was an Italian politician, a member of the Democrazia Cristiana, and several times Prime Minister of Italy. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Italy. ... Emilio Colombo (born April 14, 1920) was an Italian diplomat and politician. ... Giulio Andreotti Giulio Andreotti (born in Rome, 14 January 1919) is an Italian political figure, among the most powerful in post-war Italy. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Michele Sindona (died 1986) was an Italian banker and convicted felon. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

The last years of his life were among his most productive. Upon defeating resistance from left-wing republicans in 1976, La Malfa brought the party into the pan-European federation which later became the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. In 1978, his action was able to determine Italy's decision to join the European Monetary System. Following the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, La Malfa gave a tearful and memorable speech in the Chamber of Deputies condemning terrorism and the Red Brigades. Though nominated by President Sandro Pertini as Prime Minister in early 1979, the first secular politician to reach this stage, he was unable to form a government, and later became deputy Prime Minister and then Minister of the Budget under Giulio Andreotti's second government. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (founded in 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... There are three stages of monetary cooperation in the European Union. ... The Italian Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Camera dei Deputati) is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... The Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse in Italian, often abbreviated as BR) are a militant leftist group located in Italy. ... The President of the Italian Republic is the head of State of Italy, and represents national unity. ... Alessandro (Sandro) Pertini (September 25, 1896 - February 24, 1990) was an Italian politician and arguably the most popular President of Italy ever, along with Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

On 1979-03-24 he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, and died two days later on the 26th. This page refers to the year 1979. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... A cerebral hemorrhage or hemorrhagic stroke is a form of stroke that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures or bleeds. ...

Legacy

For many, La Malfa was "the needle" that sewed the Italian republic together and kept it from coming undone, especially because of his role as a peacemaker between contrasting parties. He alone seemed to realized the futility and irresponsibility of governing without with communists who held upwards of one third of the parliament. His economic principles, though they often appeared unrealistic and visionary, such as a common European monetary system, were revolutionary and helped make Italy for many years second in economic growth only to West Germany. His commitment to infrastructure within the Mezzogiorno has aided commerce there for fifty years. In Rome, Piazzale Romolo e Remo was renamed Piazzale Ugo La Malfa, and his hometown of Palermo named Via Ugo La Malfa in honor of him. Southern Italy, often referred to as the Mezzogiorno, encompasses at least four of the countrys 20 regions: Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, and Puglia. ...

The Republican party that he built continues today as one of the major parties in the center-right House of Freedoms coalition. Considering the origin of the party, it is perhaps ironic that in the House of Freedoms La Malfa's party is linked to the three major neo-fascist parties as well as a party advocating the abandonment of the Euro. Though it supports Forza Italia in the Chamber of Deputies, the party continues to field senators, receiving 45,133 votes in the 2006 election, mostly on the same platform La Malfa designed for the party. His son, Giorgio La Malfa, is president of the party, and currently Minister for European Affairs in Italy. Casa delle Libertà, or House of Freedoms in English, is an Italian right of center party alliance led by national media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi. ... This page pertains to fascism after World War II. For a discussion of groups and movements that also include as core tenets racial nationalism, antisemitism, and praise for Hitler, see Neo-Nazism. ... The No Euro Movement is a small political party that aims to remove the Euro as the Italian currency, returning to the Italian lira, and advocates governmental control of the Italian Central Bank. ... ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union; eurozone: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain; outside eurozone: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Kosovo, French Guiana, Réunion, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte. ... Forza Italia (Forward Italy) is an Italian party. ... The Italian Senate (Italian: Senato della Repubblica, Senate of the Republic) is the upper house of the Parliament of Italy. ... A general election for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy was held on April 9 and April 10, 2006. ... Son of Ugo La Malfa, long-time Italian political leader and minister, secreatry of the Italian Republican Party from 1987 to 1993, and again from 1994 to 2001. ...

External Links

• Official site of the Ugo La Malfa Foundation