Leone, Giovanni
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| Birthname | Giovanni Leone | ||||
| born on | 3 November 1908 at 00:30 (= 12:30 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Napoli, Italy, 40n51, 14e17 | ||||
| Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   10°09'   28°24 Asc. 27°22'
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Biography
Italian politician. He was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from 21 June 1963 to 4 December 1963 and again from 24 June 1968 to 12 December 1968. He also served as the sixth President of the Republic from 1971 to 1978.
He graduated in law in 1929. His father was one of the founders of Democrazia Cristiana in his native city, and he was elected to the Italian Constituent Assembly in 1946. A member of the right wing faction of his party, he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1948, being confirmed until 1963. In 1955-1963 he was also President of the Chamber, from which he resigned for a brief stint as Premier.
After having been unofficially several times candidate to the Presidency of the Republic, he was named Life Senator in 1967. In 1968 he was again Premier for some months. In 1971 he succeeded Giuseppe Saragat as President of Italy, being elected with votes of a right-centre majority of the Parliament (518 out of 996 votes, including those of the post-fascist Italian Social Movement).
He was forced to resign from his position following his involvement in the Lockheed bribery scandal on 15 June 1978. Married once, four children, died 9 November 2001.
Relationships
- parent->child relationship with Leone, Giancarlo (born 14 March 1956)
Source Notes
Bordoni/1 quotes birth certificate with time 0.10, corrected in errata of vol. 3 to 0.30. Steinbrecher collection quotes Bordoni incorrectly with 3.00.
Categories
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Professor)
- Vocation : Politics : Heads of state (sixth Italian president from 1971-78)
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Christian democrat politician)
