Enrico De Nicola
Enrico De Nicola, (Italian pronunciation: [enˈriːko de niˈkɔːla] (
listen); 9 November 1877 – 1 October 1959)[1] was an Italian jurist, journalist, politician. He was the head of state of republican Italy from 1946 to 1948. He became the first president of Italy on 1 January 1948.[2]
Enrico De Nicola | |
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 Official portrait | |
| President of Italy | |
| In office 1 January 1948 – 12 May 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Alcide De Gasperi |
| Preceded by | Position established[a] |
| Succeeded by | Luigi Einaudi |
| Head of State of the Provisional Government of Italy | |
| In office 28 June 1946 – 1 January 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Alcide De Gasperi |
| Preceded by | Alcide De Gasperi |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| President of the Constitutional Court | |
| In office 23 January 1956 – 26 March 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gaetano Azzariti |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 28 April 1951 – 24 June 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Ivanoe Bonomi |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Paratore |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 26 June 1920 – 25 January 1924 | |
| Monarch | Vittorio Emanuele III |
| Preceded by | Vittorio Emanuele Orlando |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Rocco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1877 Naples, Campania, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 1 October 1959 (aged 81) Torre del Greco, Campania, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Italian Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Enrico De Nicola Media
De Nicola signs the Italian Constitution on 27 December 1947
Ribbon bar: Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (1st pattern: 1951-2001)
Cordone di gran Croce di Gran Cordone OMRI BAR
Notes
- ↑ Title last held by Napoleon Bonaparte under the Italian Republic (Napoleonic).
References
- ↑ Lentz, Harris M., ed. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 436. ISBN 9781134264902.
- ↑ Favor, Lesli J. (2004). Italy: a primary source cultural guide. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 36. ISBN 0-8239-3839-5.