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Bettino Craxi
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45th Prime Minister of Italy | |
In office 4 August 1983 – 17 April 1987 |
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President | Sandro Pertini Francesco Cossiga |
Deputy | Arnaldo Forlani |
Preceded by | Amintore Fanfani |
Succeeded by | Amintore Fanfani |
Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party | |
In office 15 July 1976 – 11 February 1993 |
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Preceded by | Francesco De Martino |
Succeeded by | Giorgio Benvenuto |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 5 June 1968 – 15 April 1994 |
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Constituency | Milan (1968–83; 1992–94) Naples (1983–92) |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 18 June 1989 – 30 February 1992 |
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Constituency | North-West Italy |
In office 10 June 1979 – 4 August 1983 |
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Constituency | North-West Italy |
Personal details | |
Born |
Benedetto Craxi
24 February 1934 Milan, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 19 January 2000 Hammamet, Tunisia |
(aged 65)
Political party | Italian Socialist Party |
Spouse(s) |
Anna Maria Moncini
(m. 1959; died 2000) |
Children | Bobo Craxi Stefania Craxi |
Alma mater | University of Milan |
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Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi ( 24 February 1934 – 19 January 2000) was an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987.
Early life
Craxi was born in Milan on 24 February 1934. His father was a Sicilian lawyer.
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Preceded by Amintore Fanfani |
Prime Minister of Italy 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by Amintore Fanfani |
Assembly seats | ||
Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of Parliament for Milan (1968–1983) and for Naples (1983–1992). Legislatures: V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI 1968–1994 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
European Parliament | ||
Preceded by None, Parliament established |
Member of European Parliament for Northwest Italy Legislatures: I, III 1979 – 1983 1989 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
Preceded by Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Chair of the G7 1987 |
Succeeded by Amintore Fanfani |
Images for kids
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Craxi with his Foreign Affairs Minister and Christian Democratic leader Giulio Andreotti
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Craxi with Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu
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Craxi with the United States President Ronald Reagan
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Craxi during the early 1980s
See also
- In Spanish: Bettino Craxi
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