Francesco Cossiga

Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (26 July 1928 – 17 August 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; leading a centre-right government. 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.

Awards: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown, Grand Order of King Tomislav, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Education: Liceo classico Domenico Alberto Azuni, University of Sassari, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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