Giovanni Leone

Giovanni Leone
Giovanni Leone
	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
Appointed by
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Senate of the Republic
	Ex officio
	Life tenure; 15 June 1978 – 9 November 2001
	Life tenure; 27 August 1967 – 29 December 1971
Appointed by	Giuseppe Saragat
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 8 May 1948 – 26 August 1967
Constituency	Naples–Caserta
Member of the Constituent Assembly
	In office; 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
Constituency	Naples–Caserta
Personal details
Born	3 November 1908; Naples, 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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Giovanni Leone (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni leˈoːne]; 3 November 1908 – 9 November 2001) was an Italian politician, jurist and university professor.^[2] A founding member of Christian Democracy (DC), Leone served as the president of Italy from December 1971 until June 1978.^[3] He also briefly served as Prime Minister of Italy from June to December 1963 and again from June to December 1968.^[4] He was also the president of the Chamber of Deputies from May 1955 until June 1963.^[5]

Leone was the first Italian president to resign because of a scandal. In 1978, he was accused of bribery amid the Lockheed bribery scandals; the allegations were later declared false, and he was rehabilitated.^[6]

^ "Come fu eletto presidente Giovanni Leone, che sconfisse Moro coi voti fascisti"
^ Tito Lucrezio Rizzo (2012). Parla il Capo dello Stato: sessanta anni di vita repubblicana attraverso il Quirinale 1946–2006. Gangemi Editore spa. p. 123. ISBN 978-88-492-7460-8.
^ Giovanni Leone, il sesto presidente della Repubblica, Archivio Luce
^ I Governo Leone, Camera dei Deputati
^ Giovanni Leone, Camera dei Deputati
^ Giovanni Leone: travolto da accuse infondate, il 15 giugno 1978 si dimette il 6° Presidente della Repubblica, Periodico Daily

[1] "Come fu eletto presidente Giovanni Leone, che sconfisse Moro coi voti fascisti"

[2] Tito Lucrezio Rizzo (2012). Parla il Capo dello Stato: sessanta anni di vita repubblicana attraverso il Quirinale 1946–2006. Gangemi Editore spa. p. 123. ISBN 978-88-492-7460-8.

[3] Giovanni Leone, il sesto presidente della Repubblica, Archivio Luce

[4] I Governo Leone, Camera dei Deputati

[5] Giovanni Leone, Camera dei Deputati

[6] Giovanni Leone: travolto da accuse infondate, il 15 giugno 1978 si dimette il 6° Presidente della Repubblica, Periodico Daily

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