Antonio Segni
President of Italy
Died when: 81 years 303 days (981 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Antonio Segni (Italian pronunciation: [an't??njo 'se??i]; 2 February 1891 – 1 December 1972) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the president of Italy from May 1962 to December 1964 and the prime minister of Italy in two distinct terms between 1955 and 1960.
A member of the centrist Christian Democracy, Segni held numerous prominent offices in Italy's post-war period, serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Defence, Agriculture, and Public Education.
He was the first Sardinian ever to become head of state and government.He was also the second shortest-serving president in the history of the Republic and the first to resign from office due to illness.
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