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Emilio Colombo
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Emilio Colombo

1920 – 2013 · aged 93

Italian Prime Minister, politician (1920-2013)

Born
11 Apr 1920 · Potenza
Died
24 Jun 2013 · Rome
Part ofKingdom of Italy1785 – 1946

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 107 years
  1. 11 Apr 1920BornBorn in Potenza
  2. 1948 – 1953RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  3. 1952RoleMayor of Potenza
  4. 1953 – 1958RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  5. 1955 – 1957RoleItalian Minister of Agriculture
  6. 1957 – 1958RoleItalian Minister of Agriculture
  7. 1958 – 1963RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  8. 1958 – 1959RoleMinister of Foreign Trade
  9. 1959 – 1960RoleItalian Minister of Economic Development
  10. 1960RoleItalian Minister of Economic Development
  11. 1962 – 1963RoleItalian Minister of Economic Development
  12. 1963 – 1968RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  13. 1963RoleMinister of the Treasury of Italy
  14. 1964 – 1966RoleMinister of the Treasury of Italy
  15. 1966 – 1968RoleMinister of the Treasury of Italy
  16. 1968 – 1972RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  17. 1968RoleMinister of Budget
  18. 1968RoleMinister of the Treasury of Italy
  19. 1969 – 1970RoleMinister of the Treasury of Italy
  20. 1970RoleMinister of the Treasury of Italy
  21. 1970 – 1972RolePrime Minister of Italy
  22. 1971 – 1972RoleItalian Minister of Justice
  23. 1972RoleMinister of the Treasury of Italy
  24. 1972 – 1976RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  25. 1972 – 1973RoleItalian Minister for Parliamentary Relations
  26. 1973 – 1974RoleItalian Finance Minister
  27. 1974RoleMinister of the Treasury of Italy
  28. 1976RoleMinister of the Treasury of Italy
  29. 1976 – 1979RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  30. 1979AwardCharlemagne Prize
  31. 1979 – 1983RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  32. 1979 – 1980RoleMember of the European Parliament
  33. 1980RoleItalian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  34. 1981 – 1982RoleItalian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  35. 1981AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
  36. 1982RoleItalian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  37. 1983 – 1987RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  38. 1986AwardRobert Schuman Medal
  39. 1987 – 1992RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  40. 1987 – 1988RoleMinister of Budget
  41. 1988 – 1989RoleItalian Finance Minister
  42. 1989 – 1992RoleMember of the European Parliament
  43. 1992RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  44. 1992 – 1993RoleItalian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  45. 2003 – 2013RoleItalian senator for life
  46. 2013RoleMember of the Senate of the Italian Republic
  47. 24 Jun 2013DiedDied in Rome

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1920 – 2013).

  1. 1920Treaty of Versailles
  2. 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
  3. 19341934 FIFA World Cup
  4. 19361936 Summer Olympics
  5. 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
  6. 19381938 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1938Munich Agreement
  8. 1939 – 1940Winter War
  9. 1939 – 1945World War II
  10. 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
  11. 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
  12. 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
  13. 1941Operation Barbarossa
  14. 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
  15. 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  16. 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
  17. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  18. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  19. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  20. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  21. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  22. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  23. 1956Suez Crisis
  24. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  25. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  26. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  28. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  29. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  30. 1968Prague Spring
  31. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  32. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  33. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  34. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  35. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  36. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  37. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  38. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  39. 1985Schengen Agreement
  40. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre

Biography

Emilio Colombo (Italian: [eˈmiːljo koˈlombo]; 11 April 1920 – 24 June 2013) was an Italian politician. A member of the Christian Democracy party, he served as Prime Minister of Italy from August 1970 to February 1972. In 2003, he was appointed senator for life, a seat he held until his death.

During his long political career, Colombo held many offices in several governments. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 1955 to 1958; Minister of Foreign Trade from 1958 to 1959; Minister of Grace and Justice from 1970 to 1972; Minister of Treasury from 1963 to 1970, in 1962 and from 1974 to 1976; Minister of Budget in 1968 and from 1987 to 1988; Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1989; and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 to 1983 and from 1992 to 1993. A fervent Europeanist, he also served as president of the European Parliament from 1977 to 1979.

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