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biography
pronunciation:
[moroh]
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| Italian statesman and prime minister (1963–4, 1964–6, 1966–8, 1974–6, 1976), born in Maglie, SE Italy. He was professor of law at the University of Bari, and published several books on legal subjects. After World War 2 he was elected deputy to the Constituent Assembly and to the Legislature and held various cabinet posts. He took office as secretary of the Christian Democrats (1959) and, although leader of the centrist group within the Party, was sympathetic to the Socialists. He was Italian premier on five occasions, then became Leader of the Christian Democrats (1976), which afforded him powerful influence in Italian politics. Red Brigade left-wing terrorists kidnapped him in Rome in 1978 and subsequently murdered him. |
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