Francesco Cossiga
26/05/1928 - 17/08/2010 - Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (26 July 1928 – 17 August 2010) was an Italian politician. A member of Christian Democracy, he was prime minister of Italy from 1979 to 1980 and the president of Italy from 1985 to 1992. Cossiga is widely considered one of the most prominent and influential politicians of the First Italian Republic. Cossiga served as minister on several occasions, most notably as Italian Minister of the Interior. In that position he re-structured the Italian police, civil protection a ...Lire la suite
