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Giuseppe Saragat 5th President of Italy In office
29 December 1964 – 29 December 1971Prime Minister Aldo Moro
Giovanni Leone
Mariano Rumor
Emilio ColomboPreceded by Antonio Segni Succeeded by Giovanni Leone President of the Costituent Assembly In office
25 June 1946 – 6 February 1947Preceded by Carlo Sforza Succeeded by Umberto Terracini Lifetime Senator In office
29 December 1971 – 11 June 1988Constituency Former President Personal details Born 19 September 1898
Turin, ItalyDied 11 June 1988 (aged 89)
Rome, ItalyNationality Italian Political party Democratic Socialist Party Spouse(s) Giuseppina Bollani Religion Roman Catholicism Giuseppe Saragat (Italian pronunciation: [ʤu'zɛppe ˈsaːraɡat]; 19 September 1898 – 11 June 1988) was an Italian politician who was the fifth President of the Italian Republic from 1964 to 1971.
Saragat was born in Turin, from Sardinian parents.
He was a reformist socialist, who split from the Italian Socialist Party in 1947, out of concern over its close (at the time) alliance with the Communists, to found the Italian Socialist Workers' Party, which would soon become the Italian Democratic Socialist Party. He was to be the latter's paramount leader for the rest of his life.
Saragat was the foreign minister of Italy from 1963 to 1964, and the President of the Italian Republic from 1964. Its election was the result of one of the rare cases of unity of Italian left, threatened by rumors of a possible neo-fascist coup during Antonio Segni's presidency.
He died in Rome on 11 June 1988.
Succession boxes Political offices Preceded by
Carlo Sforza
(National Consult)President of the Italian Constituent Assembly
1946-1947Succeeded by
Umberto TerraciniPreceded by
Attilio PiccioniItalian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1963–1964Succeeded by
Aldo MoroPreceded by
Antonio SegniPresident of the Italian Republic
1964–1971Succeeded by
Giovanni LeoneParty political offices Preceded by
New PartySecretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
1947 - 1948Succeeded by
Alberto SimoniniPreceded by
Ludvico D'AragonaSecretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
1949 - 1952Succeeded by
Elio VigorelliPreceded by
Giuseppe RomitaSecretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
1952 - 1954Succeeded by
Gian Matteo MatteottiPreceded by
Gian Matteo MatteottiSecretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
1957 - 1964Succeeded by
Mario TanassiPreceded by
Mario TanassiSecretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
1976Succeeded by
Pier Luigi RomitaCategories:- 1898 births
- 1988 deaths
- People from Turin (city)
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- Italian Socialist Party politicians
- Presidents of Italy
- Italian Ministers of Foreign Affairs
- Italian Life Senators
- Italian Roman Catholics
- Italian socialists
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
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