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Ciriaco De Mita
Luigi Ciriaco De Mita was an Italian politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Italy from April 1988 to July 1989. A member of Christian Democracy (DC), De Mita served as its secretary and leader from May 1982 until February 1989, becoming one of the most influential politicians in the country, as well as one of the most prominent members of DC's left-wing.
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politics · Italian politician (1928–2022) · politician · also Ciriaco De Mita, Ciriaco Luigi De Mita, Luigi Ciriaco de Mita, Mita
Born 2 February 1928 · Died 26 May 2022 · Q316226
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2022· 13 entries
Il Messaggero: Ciriaco De Mita, l'innovatore che tentò di salvare la Dc
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Il Sussidiario: Ciriaco De Mita, come è morto/ Ischemia, frattura al femore: domani i funerali
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Il Mattino: Morto Ciriaco de Mita, il cordoglio
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Leggo: Ciriaco De Mita è morto, a febbraio operato dopo una caduta. L'ex presidente del consiglio e segretario Dc aveva 94 anni
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Repubblica: Morto l'ex premier Ciriaco De Mita
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Il Fatto Quotidiano: Morto Ciriaco De Mita, ex presidente del Consiglio e storico segretario della Dc. Dalla Balena bianca ai duelli sul referendum 2016
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Sky: Morto Ciriaco De Mita, l'ex premier e segretario Dc aveva 94 anni
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Ansa: Addio a Ciriaco De Mita, ultimo premier della Dc
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Died 2022-05-26.
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Il Sussidiario: Ciriaco De Mita operato d’urgenza dopo caduta/ Come sta l’ex Presidente del Consiglio
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“I believe in words. God gave humans the power of speech so that they could communicate. A person's morality is the relationship between their words and their intentions.”
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“(About Giorgio Forattini) Well done, excellent, clever. Sometimes his cartoons are worth more than a feature article. I think he had some difficulty drawing me. [...] I don't think it's his fault; it's probably me who still can't appear as I am.”
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2018· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2018).
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (2009–2014).
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2006· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (2006–2008).
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (2001–2006).
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1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1999–2004).
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1996· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (1996–2001).
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1994· 1 entry
But ran again in 1996 after a lag of two years and then re-elected in 2001 and 2006
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1992· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (1992–1994).
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1988· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX (1988).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Italy (1988–1989).
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1987· 2 entries
Clashed with De Mita for the breaking of the "relay pact" (patto della staffetta), under which the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) would have had to cede the leadership of the government to the DC in the last year of the l
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Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (1987–1992).
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1986· 1 entry
De Mita was re-elected secretary with 60% support from the party
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1984· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1984–1988).
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De Mita pushed the future Italian president Sergio Mattarella and Leoluca Orlando to intensify their political commitment with the task of cleaning up the Sicilian branch of the DC from Sicilian Mafia control
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1983· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (1983–1987).
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1979· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (1979–1983).
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1978· 1 entry
Career landmark: minister without portfolio responsible for extraordinary measures in the South of the Italy (1978–1979).
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1976· 3 entries
Career landmark: minister without portfolio responsible for extraordinary measures in the South of the Italy (1976–1978).
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Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (1976–1979).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Trade (1976–1976).
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1974· 2 entries
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Economic Development (1974–1974).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Trade (1974–1976).
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1973· 1 entry
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Economic Development (1973–1974).
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1972· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (1972–1976).
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1969· 1 entry
Serving under the leadership of Arnaldo Forlani; he hold the position until February 1973
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1968· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (1968–1972).
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De Mita was appointed undersecretary of state to the Ministry of Interior, becoming a member of the government for the first time
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1958· 1 entry
De Mita married Anna Maria Scarinzi (born 12 February 1939), with whom he had one son and three daughters, Antonia (born 23 December 1967), Giuseppe (born 10 May 1969), Floriana (born 19 March 1973), and Simona (born 21
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1953· 1 entry
De Mita was among the proponents of La Base, a leftist faction of the party, close to Giovanni Marcora
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1928· 1 entry
Born 1928-02-02.
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