Aldo Moro

Servant of God
Aldo Moro
TOSD
Moro in 1972
Prime Minister of Italy
In office
23 November 1974 – 30 July 1976
PresidentGiovanni Leone
DeputyUgo La Malfa
Preceded byMariano Rumor
Succeeded byGiulio Andreotti
In office
5 December 1963 – 25 June 1968
President
DeputyPietro Nenni
Preceded byGiovanni Leone
Succeeded byGiovanni Leone
Ministerial offices
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
8 July 1973 – 23 November 1974
Prime MinisterMariano Rumor
Preceded byGiuseppe Medici
Succeeded byMariano Rumor
In office
5 May 1969 – 29 July 1972
Prime Minister
Preceded byPietro Nenni
Succeeded byGiuseppe Medici
Minister of Public Education
In office
20 May 1957 – 16 February 1959
Prime Minister
Preceded byPaolo Rossi
Succeeded byGiuseppe Medici
Minister of Grace and Justice
In office
6 July 1955 – 20 May 1957
Prime MinisterAntonio Segni
Preceded byMichele De Pietro
Succeeded byGuido Gonella
Party's offices
President of Christian Democracy
In office
14 October 1974 – 8 May 1976
Preceded byAmintore Fanfani
Succeeded byFlaminio Piccoli
Secretary of Christian Democracy
In office
26 March 1959 – 27 January 1964
Preceded byAmintore Fanfani
Succeeded byMariano Rumor
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
8 May 1948 – 9 May 1978
ConstituencyBari–Foggia
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
ConstituencyBari–Foggia
Personal details
Born
Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro

(1916-09-23)23 September 1916
Maglie, Kingdom of Italy
Died9 May 1978(1978-05-09) (aged 61)
Rome, Italy
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshots
Political partyChristian Democracy
Spouse
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(m. 1945⁠–⁠1978)​
Children4, including Maria Fida Moro
Alma materUniversity of Bari
OccupationProfessor
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Aldo Moro (Italian: [ˈaldo ˈmɔːro] ⓘ; 23 September 1916 – 9 May 1978) was an Italian statesman and prominent member of Christian Democracy (DC) and its centre-left wing. He served as prime minister of Italy in five terms from December 1963 to June 1968 and from November 1974 to July 1976.[1][2]

Moro served as Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 1969 to July 1972 and again from July 1973 to November 1974. During his ministry, he implemented a pro-Arab policy. Moreover, he was appointed Italy's Minister of Justice and of Public Education during the 1950s. From March 1959 until January 1964, he served as secretary of the DC.[3] On 16 March 1978, the kidnapping of Moro by the far-left armed group Red Brigades took place; he was killed after 55 days of captivity.[4]

Moro was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war prime ministers, leading the country for more than six years. Moro implemented a series of social and economic reforms that modernized the country.[5] Due to his accommodation with the Italian Communist Party leader Enrico Berlinguer, known as the Historic Compromise,[6] Moro is widely considered to be one of the most prominent fathers of the modern Italian centre-left. He governed Italy through the Organic centre-left.[7][8]

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  3. ^ "Biografia: Aldo Moro – Almanacco". Mondi.it (in Italian). 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Il rapimento Moro". Rai Scuola (in Italian). 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "[Pillole di storia italiana] Le riforme del primo centrosinistra: Moro tessitore d'Italia". Tooby (in Italian). 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ^ Broder, David (9 May 2018). "Historically Compromised". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ Panzarino, Pietro (2014). Il centro-sinistra di Aldo Moro (1958–1968) (in Italian). Marsilio. ISBN 978-88-317-1789-2. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Rolandi, Luca (15 March 2018). "La lezione di Aldo Moro, quarant'anni dopo". La Voce e il Tempo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.