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| f. The Italian Region |
| 1. Italy |
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(See June 4)| Presidents: Enrico de Nicola (1946–48); Luigi Einaudi (1948–55); Giovanni Gronchi (1955–62); Antonio Segni (1962–64); Guiseppe Saragat (1964–71); Giovanni Leone (1971–78); Alessandro Pertini (1978–85); Francesco Cossiga (1985–92); Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (1992– ). | 1 |
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| 1945, Nov. 30 |
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| The leader of the Christian Democrats, Alcide de Gasperi, formed a new government supported by all major parties. | 2 |
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| 1946, Jan. 1 |
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| With the transfer of Bolzano province by the Allies, the whole country, except for Venezia Giulia (claimed by both Italy and Yugoslavia), was under Italian sovereignty. | 3 |
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| May 9 |
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| KING VICTOR EMMANUEL III ABDICATED. His son proclaimed himself King Umberto II. | 4 |
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| June 2 |
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| Elections to the Constituent Assembly gave 207 seats (out of 556) to the Christian Democrats, 115 to the Socialists, and 104 to the Communists. At the same time, a referendum rejected the monarchy, 12,717,923 votes to 10,719,284, thus making ITALY A REPUBLIC. | 5 |
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| June 11 |
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| The prime minister, Alcide de Gasperi, was made temporary head of state. | 6 |
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| June 13 |
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| King Umberto, while refusing to accept the popular verdict against the monarchy, left the country to prevent the outbreak of violence. | 7 |
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