Giovanni Leone
Giovanni Leone (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni leˈoːne]; 3 November 1908 – 9 November 2001) was an Italian politician, jurist and university professor. A founding member of the Christian Democracy (DC), Leone served as the president of Italy from December 1971 until June 1978. He also briefly served as Prime Minister of Italy from June to December 1963 and again from June to December 1968. He was also the president of the Chamber of Deputies from May 1955 until June 1963.
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Official portrait, c. 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 December 1971 – 15 June 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Emilio Colombo Giulio Andreotti Mariano Rumor Aldo Moro Giulio Andreotti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Saragat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sandro Pertini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister of Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 June 1968 – 13 December 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Giuseppe Saragat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Aldo Moro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mariano Rumor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Antonio Segni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Attilio Piccioni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Amintore Fanfani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Aldo Moro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 May 1955 – 21 June 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Giovanni Gronchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 November 1908 Naples, Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 November 2001 (aged 93) Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | DC (1944–1994) Independent (1994–2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Vittoria Michitto (m. 1946) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leone was the first Italian president to resign because of a scandal. In 1978, he was accused of bribery amid the Lockheed bribery scandals, but the allegations were later declared false, and he was completely rehabilitated.
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