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f. The Italian Region | |
1. Italy | |
Presidents: Enrico de Nicola (194648); Luigi Einaudi (194855); Giovanni Gronchi (195562); Antonio Segni (196264); Guiseppe Saragat (196471); Giovanni Leone (197178); Alessandro Pertini (197885); Francesco Cossiga (198592); Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (1992 ). | 1 |
1945, Nov. 30 | |
The leader of the Christian Democrats, Alcide de Gasperi, formed a new government supported by all major parties. | 2 |
1946, Jan. 1 | |
With the transfer of Bolzano province by the Allies, the whole country, except for Venezia Giulia (claimed by both Italy and Yugoslavia), was under Italian sovereignty. | 3 |
May 9 | |
KING VICTOR EMMANUEL III ABDICATED. His son proclaimed himself King Umberto II. | 4 |
June 2 | |
Elections to the Constituent Assembly gave 207 seats (out of 556) to the Christian Democrats, 115 to the Socialists, and 104 to the Communists. At the same time, a referendum rejected the monarchy, 12,717,923 votes to 10,719,284, thus making ITALY A REPUBLIC. | 5 |
June 11 | |
The prime minister, Alcide de Gasperi, was made temporary head of state. | 6 |
June 13 | |
King Umberto, while refusing to accept the popular verdict against the monarchy, left the country to prevent the outbreak of violence. | 7 |
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