Alcide De Gasperi
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats
- Curriculum: Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History
Article abstract: De Gasperi was the only political leader to preside over Italy’s eight consecutive governments from December, 1945, to August, 1953. He led Italy to its post-World War II national reconstruction and aligned it with the West.
Early Life
Alcide Degasperi was born in Pieve Tesino, in the Valsugana, on April 3, 1881, to Amedeo Degasperi and Maria Morandini. Three years later, his father, a marshal of the local gendarmery, was transferred to Civezzano, where young Alcide started his education under the supervision of the chaplain, Vittorio...
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