Aldo Moro
In office President Deputy Pietro Nenni Preceded by Giovanni Leone Succeeded by Giovanni Leone In office President Giovanni Leone Deputy Ugo La Malfa Preceded by Mariano Rumor Succeeded by Giulio Andreotti In office Prime Minister Antonio Segni Preceded by Michele De Pietro Succeeded by uido Gonella In office Prime Minister Preceded by Paolo Rossi Succeeded by Giuseppe Medici In office Preceded by Giuseppe Saragat Succeeded by Amintore Fanfani In office Preceded by Amintore Fanfani Succeeded by Amintore Fanfani In office Prime Minister Preceded by Pietro Nenni Succeeded by Giuseppe Medici In office Prime Minister Mariano Rumor Preceded by Giuseppe Medici Succeeded by Mariano Rumor
Born Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro
(1916-09-23 ) September 23, 1916Maglie , Apulia , Italy Died May 9, 1978(1978-05-09) (aged 61)Rome , Latium , Italy Cause of death Murder by firearm Nationality Italian Political party Christian Democracy
Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro (September 23, 1916 – May 9, 1978) was an Italian politician who was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from December 4, 1963 through June 24, 1968. He was also the Italian Minister of Justice , the Italian Minister of Education , and the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs . His political career would last from 1963 from 1974. He was a Roman Catholic .
Life
Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro was born on September 23, 1916 in Maglie , Apulia , Italy and studied at the University of Bari and at Sapienza University of Rome . Moro was married and had 4 children.
Death
Moro was kidnapped on March 16, 1978 by the Red Brigades (BR), a Marxist -Leninist terrorist organization. On May 9, 1978, the Red Brigades said that he would go free so they sent him to a car. As Moro began to enter the car, he was fatally shot after 55 days of his captivity. He was 61 years old.[ 1] Pope Paul VI "offered himself in exchange … for Aldo Moro …".[ 2]
References
Other websites
Aldo Moro at Wikimedia Commons
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