Guido de Marco
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Guido de Marco KUOM |
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Guido de Marco aboard USS La Salle, 2003
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| 6th President of Malta | |
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In office 4 April 1999 – 4 April 2004 |
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| Prime Minister |
Edward Fenech Adami Lawrence Gonzi |
| Preceded by | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici |
| Succeeded by | Edward Fenech Adami |
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
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In office 1990–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Nanven Garba |
| Succeeded by | Samir S. Shihabi |
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July 22, 1931 Valletta, British Malta |
| Died | August 12, 2010 (aged 79) Msida, Malta |
| Political party | Nationalist |
| Spouse(s) | Violet de Marco (née Saliba; 19??–2010; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Guido de Marco KUOM (22 July 1931 – 12 August 2010) was a Maltese politician, who served as the sixth President of Malta from 1999 to 2004. A noted statesman and lawmaker, de Marco also served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
He was elected President of the 45th session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1990, and Chairman of the Commonwealth Foundation in 2004. A renowned criminal lawyer, he defended some of the landmark cases in Malta during the 1980s. His sudden death in 2010 shocked the nation and prompted three days of national mourning and a state funeral.
Guido de Marco was born in Valletta to Emanuele and Giovanna (née Raniolo) de Marco. He was educated at St. Joseph High School, St. Aloysius' College and the University of Malta. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Economics and Italian in 1952, becoming a Doctor of Laws in 1955.
De Marco married Violet Saliba; the couple had three children: Giannella, Fiorella and Mario. Mario, who served as parliamentary secretary for tourism at the time of his father's death, said he was a family man who devoted time to his children and grandchildren.
In 1962, de Marco resigned his position at the Attorney General's Office, entering the political arena - later to contest a general election. The successful criminal lawyer would henceforth dedicate much of his life to the Nationalist and Maltese cause. He became a lecturer, and later a professor of criminal law at the University of Malta.
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