Italian statesman and prime minister (194553), born in Trentino, N Italy. He studied at Innsbruck and Vienna, entered politics in 1911 as a deputy for the Catholic Unione politica popolare trentina in the Austrian parliament, and became a deputy in the Italian parliament in 1921. In 1927 he was imprisoned by Mussolini as an anti-Facist. From 1929 he worked in the Vatican library until he became prime minister of the new republic, heading a succession of coalition cabinets. A founder of the Christian Democratic Party, he led it to victory in the 1948 elections, where it obtained an absolute majority. He was also a strong believer in a United Europe.
Alcide De Gasperi|
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| Prime Minister of Italy | |
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In office December 10, 1945 – August 2, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Ferruccio Parri |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Pella |
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3 April 1881 Tirol, Austria-Hungary |
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19 August 1954 Trentino, Italy |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
Alcide De Gasperi (3 April 1881 – 19 August 1954) was an Italian statesman and politician.
Biography
De Gasperi was born in Pieve Tesino in the Tirol, Austria-Hungary, now part of the Province of Trento in Italy.
In 1946 when Italy become a Republic He was Elected Capo Provvisorio dello Stato (President of Republic) Pro-Tempore and Regnante Reggente.
In 1952 he received the Karlspreis (engl.: International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen), an Award by the German city of Aachen to people who contributed to the European idea and European peace.
De Gasperi died in Sella di Valsugana, in Trentino.
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