Arnaldo Forlani
| Arnaldo Forlani | |
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| 43rd Prime Minister of Italy | |
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In office 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 |
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| President | Alessandro Pertini |
| Preceded by | Francesco Cossiga |
| Succeeded by | Giovanni Spadolini |
| Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 29 July 1976 – 4 August 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Giulio Andreotti |
| Preceded by | Mariano Rumor |
| Succeeded by | Franco Maria Malfatti |
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8 December 1925 Pesaro, The Marches, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
Arnaldo Forlani (Italian pronunciation: [arˈnaldo forˈlaːni]; born 8 December 1925) is an Italian politician who served as the 43rd Prime Minister of Italy from 18 October 1980 to 28 June 1981. He was previously a member of the right-wing of the Italian Christian Democratic Party. At age 91, Forlani is currently the oldest living former Italian prime minister.
Forlani was born in Pesaro, Marche.
After the degree in law, Forlani began his career as politician in 1948, holding the position of provincial leader of Italian Christian Democratic Party in Pesaro and Urbino. In 1954 he became a member of the central directive of DC.
He was first elected to the chamber of deputies in 1958 and served as foreign minister from 1976 to 1979. In 1969 he had been elected as president of DC.
As prime minister he had to deal with corruption scandals within his party, an earthquake in southern Italy and a renewed bout of left-wing terrorism. He was known as an unflamboyant politician who attempted to stay out of the factionalism in his party. During his presidency, the list of who belonged to the secret lodge P2 was published. However, the lateness with which they were published gained Forlani heavy criticism (in particular from the Italian Communist Party). He was therefore compelled to resign from the position, staying away from spotlight of politics for a certain period. With his resignation, the unbroken line since 1945 of DC Prime Ministers came to an end.
In the two governments led by Bettino Craxi (of Partito Socialista Italiano) in the 1980s, Forlani was the Vice Prime Minister. Italian historians of the period have suggested that Craxi, Forlani and Giulio Andreotti had signed a secret pact to control the politics of Italy: from the initials of their surnames, this pact was named CAF.
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