Alessandro Pertini
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Senator for life Alessandro Pertini OMCA |
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| 7th President of Italy | |
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In office 9 July 1978 – 29 June 1985 |
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| Prime Minister |
Giulio Andreotti Francesco Cossiga Arnaldo Forlani Giovanni Spadolini Amintore Fanfani Bettino Craxi |
| Preceded by | Giovanni Leone |
| Succeeded by | Francesco Cossiga |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 5 July 1968 – 4 June 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci |
| Succeeded by | Pietro Ingrao |
| Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party | |
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In office 2 August 1945 – 18 December 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Pietro Nenni |
| Succeeded by | Rodolfo Morandi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 September 1896 Stella, Italy |
| Died | 24 February 1990 (aged 93) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party |
PSU (1922–1930) PdA (1930–1945) PSI (1945–1990) |
| Spouse(s) | Carla Voltolina |
| Alma mater | University of Genoa |
| Religion | Atheist |
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| Website | Sandro Pertini Foundation |
Alessandro "Sandro" Pertini, OMCA (Italian: [alesˈsandro (ˈsandro) perˈtiːni]; 25 September 1896 – 24 February 1990) was an Italian journalist and socialist politician, who served as the seventh President of the Italian Republic, from 1978 to 1985.
Born in Stella (Province of Savona) as the son of a wealthy landowner, Alberto, he studied at a Salesian college in Varazze, and completed his schooling at the "Chiabrera" lyceum (high school) in Savona.
His philosophy teacher was Adelchi Baratono, a reformist socialist who contributed to his approach to socialism and probably introduced him to the inner circles of the Ligurian labour movements. Pertini obtained a Law degree from the University of Genoa.
Aged 19 when Italy entered World War I on the side of the Entente, Pertini opposed the war, but nonetheless enlisted in the army where he served as a lieutenant and was decorated for bravery. After the armistice in 1918, he joined the Unitary Socialist Party, PSU, then he settled in Florence where he also graduated in political science with a thesis entitled La Cooperazione ("Cooperation"; 1924). While in the city, Pertini also came into contact with people such as Gaetano Salvemini, the brothers Carlo and Nello Rosselli, and Ernesto Rossi. Pertini was physically beaten by Fascist squads on several occasions, but never lost faith in his ideals.
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