Aldo Moro
Aldo Moro | |
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| 38th Prime Minister of Italy | |
| In office December 4, 1963 – June 24, 1968 | |
| President | |
| Deputy | Pietro Nenni |
| Preceded by | Giovanni Leone |
| Succeeded by | Giovanni Leone |
| In office November 23, 1974 – July 29, 1976 | |
| President | Giovanni Leone |
| Deputy | Ugo La Malfa |
| Preceded by | Mariano Rumor |
| Succeeded by | Giulio Andreotti |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office July 6, 1955 – May 15, 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonio Segni |
| Preceded by | Michele De Pietro |
| Succeeded by | uido Gonella |
| Minister of Public Instruction | |
| In office May 19, 1957 – February 15, 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Paolo Rossi |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Medici |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office December 28, 1964 – March 5, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Saragat |
| Succeeded by | Amintore Fanfani |
| In office December 30, 1965 – February 28, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Amintore Fanfani |
| Succeeded by | Amintore Fanfani |
| In office May 5, 1969 – July 29, 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Pietro Nenni |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Medici |
| In office July 7, 1973 – November 23, 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rumor |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Medici |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Rumor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro September 23, 1916 Maglie, Apulia, Italy |
| Died | May 9, 1978 (aged 61) Rome, Latium, Italy |
| Cause of death | Murder by firearm |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro (September 23, 1916 – May 9, 1978) was an Italian politician who was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from December 4, 1963 through June 24, 1968. He was also the Italian Minister of Justice, the Italian Minister of Education, and the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. His political career would last from 1963 from 1974. He was a Roman Catholic.
Life
[change | change source]Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro was born on September 23, 1916 in Maglie, Apulia, Italy and studied at the University of Bari and at Sapienza University of Rome. Moro was married and had 4 children.
Death
[change | change source]Moro was kidnapped on March 16, 1978 by the Red Brigades (BR), a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization. On May 9, 1978, the Red Brigades said that he would go free so they sent him to a car. As Moro began to enter the car, he was fatally shot after 55 days of his captivity. He was 61 years old.[1] In fact, Pope Paul VI "offered himself in exchange … for Aldo Moro …".[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1978: Aldo Moro snatched at gunpoint, "On This Day", BBC
- ↑ Holmes, J. Derek, and Bernard W. Bickers. A Short History of the Catholic Church. London: Burns and Oates, 1983. 291.
Other websites
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- Banca dati della memoria: Moro's letters and +
- Memorial Moro Archived 2005-10-23 at the Wayback Machine on strategy of tension
- Buongiorno, notte, 2003 film about the kidnapping
- Piazza Delle Cinque Lune, 2003 film about the kidnapping
- Italian document March 2, 1987 Archived February 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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