Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
9th President of Italy (1918-2012)
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔskar luˈiːʤi ˈskalfaro]; 9 September 1918 – 29 January 2012)[1] was an Italian politician. He was the ninth President of the Italian Republic from 1992 to 1999, and later a senator for life.
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | |
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9th President of Italy | |
In office 28 May 1992 – 15 May 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Giuliano Amato Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Silvio Berlusconi Lamberto Dini Romano Prodi Massimo D'Alema |
Preceded by | Francesco Cossiga |
Succeeded by | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 24 April 1992 – 25 May 1992 | |
Preceded by | Leonilde Iotti |
Succeeded by | Giorgio Napolitano |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 4 August 1983 – 28 July 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Bettino Craxi Amintore Fanfani |
Preceded by | Virginio Rognoni |
Succeeded by | Amintore Fanfani |
Minister of Education | |
In office 26 July 1972 – 7 July 1973 | |
Prime Minister | Giulio Andreotti |
Preceded by | Riccardo Misasi |
Succeeded by | Franco Maria Malfatti |
Personal details | |
Born | Novara, Italy | 9 September 1918
Died | 29 January 2012 Rome, Italy | (aged 93)
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Christian Democracy (1946–1994) Italian People's Party (1994–2002) The Daisy (2002–2007) Democratic Party (2007–2012) |
Spouse(s) | Maria Inzitari (1924–1944) |
Children | Marianna Scalfaro |
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References
- ↑ Povoledo, Elisabetta (30 January 2012). "OBITUARY; Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 93; Led Italy at Turbulent Time". The New York Times. p. 21.