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Enrico De Nicola
1959Oct, 1

Enrico De Nicola

Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877)
Enrico De Nicola, (Italian pronunciation: [enˈriːko de niˈkɔːla] (listen); 9 November 1877 – 1 October 1959) was an Italian jurist, journalist, politician, and provisional head of state of republican Italy from 1946 to 1948. Afterwards, he became the first president of Italy on 1 January 1948.

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