Giovanni Leone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6th 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Naples, Kingdom of Italy | 3 November 1908||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 November 2001 Rome, Italy | (aged 93)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | DC (1944–1994) Independent (1994–2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]