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Giuseppe Saragat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| President of Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 December 1964 – 29 December 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Aldo Moro Giovanni Leone Mariano Rumor Emilio Colombo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Antonio Segni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Giovanni Leone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of theConstituent Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 June 1946 – 6 February 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Umberto Terracini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1898-09-19)19 September 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 June 1988(1988-06-11) (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | PSU (1922–1930) PSI (1930–1947) PSDI (1947–1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Turin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giuseppe Saragat (Italian:[dʒuˈzɛppeˈsaːraɡat]; 19 September 1898 – 11 June 1988)[2] was an Italian politician and statesman who served asPresident of Italy from 1964 to 1971.
Saragat was born on 19 September 1898 inTurin,Piedmont,Kingdom of Italy, toSardinian parents. He was a member of theUnitary Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Unitario; PSU) from 1922. He moved toVienna in 1926 and toFrance in 1929.
Following the dissolution of the PSU in 1930, Saragat joined theItalian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano, PSI). Areformist, he was ademocratic socialist who left the PSI in 1947 out of concern over its then-close alliance with theItalian Communist Party. He subsequently founded theSocialist Party of Italian Workers (Partito Socialista dei Lavoratori Italiani, PSLI), which in 1952 became theItalian Democratic Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano; PSDI). He was to be the paramount leader of the PSDI for the rest of his life.[3]
In 1944, Saragat had been aminister without portfolio and ambassador inParis from 1945 to 1946, before he was appointed president of theConstituent Assembly of Italy that same year upon the establishment of theItalian Republic. He wasminister of foreign affairs in theMoro I Cabinet andMoro II Cabinet, headed byChristian Democracy leaderAldo Moro from 1963 to late 1964, when he was chosen asPresident of the Italian Republic. His election demonstrated a rare instance of unity among the Italian left and followed rumours of a possible neo-fascist coup,Piano Solo, duringAntonio Segni's presidency.[3][4]
Saragat died inRome,Lazio, on 11 June 1988. Anatheist,[1] he is said to have become aCatholic and had a religious funeral.[5]
| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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| 1946 | Constituent Assembly | Rome–Viterbo–Latina–Frosinone | PSIUP | 29,981 |  YElected | |
| 1948 | Chamber of Deputies | Turin–Novara–Vercelli | US | 31,988 | YElected | |
| 1953 | Chamber of Deputies | Turin–Novara–Vercelli | PSDI | 16,833 | YElected | |
| 1958 | Chamber of Deputies | Turin–Novara–Vercelli | PSDI | 12,484 | YElected | |
| 1963 | Chamber of Deputies | Turin–Novara–Vercelli | PSDI | 24,539 | YElected | |
| 1964 presidential election(21st ballot) | ||||
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| Candidate | Supported by | Votes | % | |
| Giuseppe Saragat | PSDI,DC,PSI,PCI,PRI | 646 | 67.1 | |
| Gaetano Martino | PLI | 56 | 5.8 | |
| Augusto De Marsanich | MSI,PDIUM | 40 | 4.1 | |
| Others / Invalid votes | 185 | 19.2 | ||
| Total | 927 | 100.0 | ||
Media related toGiuseppe Saragat at Wikimedia Commons| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Carlo Sforza as President of the National Consult | President of the Constituent Assembly 1946–1947 | Succeeded by |
| Position established | Deputy Prime Minister of Italy 1947–1950 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Deputy Prime Minister of Italy 1954–1957 | Succeeded by |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs 1963–1964 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | President of Italy 1964–1971 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Position established | Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party 1947–1948 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party 1949–1952 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party 1952–1954 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party 1957–1964 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party 1976 | Succeeded by |
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