“like leaving a lighted fuse in the hand of a child”
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Giulio Andreotti
Giulio Andreotti was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the 41st prime minister of Italy in seven governments. He was leader of the Christian Democracy party and its conservative faction; he was the sixth-longest-serving prime minister since the Italian unification and the second-longest-serving post-war prime minister. Andreotti is widely considered the most powerful and prominent…
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Born 14 January 1919 · Died 6 May 2013 · Q50005
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2026· 3 entries
“But Lima never spoke to me about these things.”
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“Apart from the Punic Wars, for which I was too young, I have been blamed for everything that”
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2013· 3 entries
Died 2013-05-06.
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“In any case, a few years from now, no one will remember me.”
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“Essendo noi uomini medi, le vie di mezzo sono, per noi, le più congeniali.”
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2010· 1 entry
The Court of Cassation ruled that Andreotti had slandered a judge who had given testimony by saying the self-governing body of prosecutors and judges should remove him from his position
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2008· 1 entry
Andreotti became the subject of Paolo Sorrentino's film Il Divo, which portrayed him as a glib, unsympathetic figure, in whose orbit people tended to meet untimely and unnatural deaths
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2006· 1 entry
Andreotti stood for the Presidency of the Italian Senate, obtaining 156 votes against the 165 of Franco Marini, former Labour Minister in the last Andreotti Cabinet
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2002· 1 entry
Convicted Andreotti and sentenced him to 24 years imprisonment
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2001· 1 entry
After the creation of The Daisy, Andreotti abandoned the People's Party and joined the European Democracy, a minor Christian democratic political party in Italy, led by Sergio D'Antoni, former leader of the Italian Confe
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1992· 2 entries
At the end of the legislature, Andreotti resigned from premiership; he was the last Christian Democratic Prime Minister of Italy
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An investigation was started in Milan, dubbed Mani pulite
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1991· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Peking University (1991).
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Career landmark: Italian senator for life (1991–2013).
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Career landmark: member of the Senate of the Italian Republic (1991–2013).
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1990· 6 entries
Earned Gold Olympic Order (1990).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (1990).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (1990).
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And which Pecorelli had shown to General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa before his death
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Andreotti was involved in getting all parties to agree to a binding timetable for the Maastricht Treaty
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Andreotti revealed the existence of the Operation Gladio; Gladio was the codename for a clandestine North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) "stay-behind" operation in Italy during the Cold War
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1989· 2 entries
When De Mita's government fell, Andreotti was appointed as the new prime minister
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Italy (1989–1991).
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1988· 1 entry
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (1988–1989).
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1987· 6 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal (1987).
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Won Robert Schuman Medal (1987).
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Awarded Ischia International Journalism Award (1987).
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Andreotti remained Minister of Foreign Affairs in the governments of Fanfani and De Mita
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Career landmark: Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (1987–1987).
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Career landmark: Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (1987–1988).
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1986· 1 entry
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (1986–1987).
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1985· 2 entries
Awarded Bancarella Literary Prize (1985).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1985).
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1983· 2 entries
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (1983–1986).
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Andreotti became Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first Cabinet of Bettino Craxi, despite the long-lasting personal antagonism between the two men which had occurred earlier on; Craxi was the first Socialist to become
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1982· 1 entry
Thanks to the rapporteurs Virginio Rognoni (DC) and Pio La Torre
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1979· 2 entries
Awarded doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University (1979).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Italy (1979–1979).
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1978· 2 entries
Career landmark: Italian Minister of the Interior (1978–1978).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Italy (1978–1979).
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1977· 1 entry
Andreotti dealt with an economic crisis by criticising the luxury lifestyle of many Italians and pushing through tough austerity measures
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1976· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Italy (1976–1978).
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The Italian Socialist Party left the centre-left government of Moro
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1974· 1 entry
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Defence (1974–1974).
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1972· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Italy (1972–1973).
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With Andreotti's first term as prime minister began a period when he was often seen as the éminence grise of governments even when not premier
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1968· 1 entry
Andreotti was appointed leader of the parliamentary group of Christian Democracy, a position he held until 1972
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1964· 2 entries
Requested by the then-President of the Italian Republic Antonio Segni
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Career landmark: Italian Minister of Defence (1964–1966).
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1963· 2 entries
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Defence (1963–1963).
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Career landmark: Italian Minister of Defence (1963–1964).
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1962· 1 entry
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Defence (1962–1963).
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1960· 1 entry
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Defence (1960–1960).
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1959· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (1959).
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1954· 1 entry
Andreotti became Minister of the Interior in the first government of Amintore Fanfani
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1953· 1 entry
Among other things, he promoted the so-called "Andreotti's veto" against foreign football players in Italian Serie A
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1952· 1 entry
Ahead of local elections in the municipality of Rome, Andreotti gave proof of his diplomatic skills and gained credibility
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1949· 1 entry
Andreotti established import limits and screen quotas, and provided loans to Italian production firms
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1948· 1 entry
Was elected to the newly formed Chamber of Deputies to represent the constituency of Rome–Viterbo–Latina–Frosinone, which remained his stronghold until the 1990s
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1947· 1 entry
When he became Secretary of the Council of Ministers in the cabinet of his patron De Gasperi
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1946· 1 entry
Andreotti was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Italy, the provisional parliament which had the task of writing the new Italian constitution
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1944· 1 entry
Became a member of the National Council of the newborn Christian Democracy party
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1942· 1 entry
When Moro was enrolled in the Italian Army, Andreotti succeeded him as president of FUCI, a position he held until 1944
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1939· 1 entry
“He taught us to search for compromise, to mediate.”
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1938· 1 entry
While researching the papal navy in the Vatican library, he met Alcide De Gasperi, who had been given sanctuary by the Pope
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1919· 1 entry
Born 1919-01-14.
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