Francesco Cossiga
Francesco Cossiga (26 July 1928 – 17 August 2010) was an Italian politician. He was the 8th President of Italy, serving from July 1985 to April 1992. He was the 42nd Prime Minister of Italy, serving from August 1979 to 1980.
Francesco Cossiga | |
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 Cossiga in 1990 | |
| 8th President of Italy | |
| In office 3 July 1985 – 28 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Bettino Craxi Amintore Fanfani Giovanni Goria Ciriaco De Mita Giulio Andreotti |
| Preceded by | Sandro Pertini |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro |
| 42nd Prime Minister of Italy | |
| In office 4 August 1979 – 18 October 1980 | |
| President | Alessandro Pertini |
| Preceded by | Giulio Andreotti |
| Succeeded by | Arnaldo Forlani |
| President of the Italian Senate | |
| In office 12 July 1983 – 3 July 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Vittorino Colombo |
| Succeeded by | Amintore Fanfani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1928 Sassari, Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 17 August 2010 (aged 82) Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Political party | DC (1945–1992) UDR (1998–1999) UpR (1999–2001) Independent (2001–2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Giuseppa Sigurani (m. 1960; div. 1998) |
| Children | 2, including Giuseppe |
| Alma mater | University of Sassari |
| Occupation | |
Cossiga was born in Sassari, Sardinia. He died on 17 August 2010 in Rome, Italy from a respiratory infection, aged 82.[1]
Francesco Cossiga Media
Armored vehicle in the university area of Bologna.
Cossiga with Aldo Moro.
Francesco Cossiga with Giulio Andreotti in 1978.
Francesco Cossiga in 1979.
Rescue teams making their way through the rubble after the attack.
Cossiga with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, in 1987.
President Cossiga in his office at Quirinal Palace.
Francesco Cossiga with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, in 1992.
Funeral of Cossiga in Sassari, August 2010.
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