Giuseppe Saragat

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Giuseppe Saragat
Giuseppe Saragat


In office
December 29, 1964 – December 29, 1971
Prime Minister Aldo Moro
Giovanni Leone
Mariano Rumor
Emilio Colombo
Preceded by Cesare Merzagora acting
Antonio Segni
Succeeded by Giovanni Leone

In office
June 25, 1946 – February 6, 1947
Preceded by Carlo Sforza
Succeeded by Umberto Terracini

In office
December 29, 1971 – June 11, 1988
Constituency New Constituency

Born September 19, 1898 (1898-09-19)
Turin, Italy
Died June 11, 1988 (aged 89)
Rome, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Democratic Socialist Party
Spouse Giuseppina Bollani
Religion Roman Catholic

Giuseppe Saragat (pronounced [ˈsaɾagat]) (September 19, 1898 - June 11, 1988) was an Italian politician who was the President of the Italian Republic from 1964 to 1971.

Saragat was born in Turin.

He was a moderate socialist, who split from the Italian Socialist Party in 1947, out of concern over its close (at the time) alliance with the Communists, to found the Italian Socialist Workers' Party, which would soon become the Italian Democratic Socialist Party. He was to be the latter's paramount leader for the rest of his life.

Saragat was the foreign minister of Italy from 1963 to 1964, and the President of the Italian Republic from 1964.

He died in Rome on June 11, 1988.