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Francesco Cossiga

Native name: Francesco Cossiga

Birth name: Francesco Cossiga

Also known as: Francesco Maurizio Cossiga

Place of birth:

Sassari Show on Google Maps

Birth date:

1928-07-26 • Birth Sign: Leo

Height:

182cm / 6ft 0in

Citizenship:

Italy, Kingdom of Italy

Death date:

2010-08-17 (82 years old)

Short Bio:

Francesco Maurizio Cossiga ( 1928 – 2010) was an Italian politician who served as the president of Italy from 1985 to 1992. A member of Christian Democracy, he was Prime Minister of Italy from 1979 to 1980. Cossiga is widely considered one of the most prominent and influential politicians of the First Italian Republic. Cossiga served as a minister on several occasions, most notably as Italian Minister of the Interior. In that position, he re-structured the Italian police, civil protection and secret services.

Due to his repressive approach to public protests, he was described as a strongman and labelled "Iron Minister". He was in office at the time of the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro by the Red Brigades, and resigned as the interior minister when Aldo Moro was found dead in May 1978. Cossiga was the prime minister during the 1980 Bologna station massacre. Before his political career, he was also a professor of constitutional law at the University of Sassari.

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Politics and public service Law politician jurist university teacher Sassari Italy Kingdom of Italy