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Aldo Moro Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Aldo Moro, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Italy.

16 records1963–197812 events4 places

Chronological biography

1963

Prime Minister of Italy1963
Government / Government of Italy · Prime Minister of Italy

Appointed Prime Minister of Italy, 1st term

1965

Merger Treaty8 April 1965
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Prime Minister of Italy · Brussels

Heads the Italian government when the Six sign the Merger Treaty for the European Communities.

1967

Merger Treaty Enters into Force1 July 1967
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Prime Minister of Italy · Rome

Heads the Italian government when the Merger Treaty creates a single Commission and Council for the Communities.

1969

Hague Enlargement Decision2 December 1969
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Foreign Minister of Italy · The Hague

Supports the Hague agreement to begin enlargement negotiations and strengthen European cooperation.

1974

Prime Minister of Italy1974
Government / Government of Italy · Prime Minister of Italy

Appointed Prime Minister of Italy, 2nd term

Paris European Summit9 December 1974
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Prime Minister of Italy · Paris

Represents Italy at the summit that establishes regular meetings under the title European Council.

1975

Rome European Council1 December 1975
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Prime Minister of Italy · Rome

Hosts the European Council as leaders discuss direct elections, a common passport and Community representation at G7 summits.

1976

President of Italy1976
Politics / Christian Democratic Party · President of Christian Democrats

Appointed President of the Christian Democrats

Resignation of Aldo Moro6 January 1976
Government / Government of Italy · Prime Minister of Italy

Resigns after a newspaper says the Party Secretary was not consulted about reflation

GovernmentFebruary 1976
Government / Government of Italy · Prime Minister of Italy

Forms a caretaker Government

Prime Minister of ItalyFebruary 1976
Government / Government of Italy · Prime Minister of Italy

Appointed Prime Minister of Italy, 3rd term

1978

Assassination of Aldo Moro1978
Politics / Christian Democratic Party · President of Italy

Assassinated by the Red Brigade after the Government detains 13 of its members

Death of Aldo Moro1978
Politics / Christian Democratic Party · President of Italy

Death of Aldo Moro, assassinated

Kidnap13 March 1978
Politics / Christian Democratic Party · President of Italy

Kidnapped in Rome by the Red Brigade

Assassination of Aldo Moro9 May 1978
Politics / Christian Democratic Party · President of Italy

Moros body is found in a parked car in Rome

Death of Aldo Moro9 May 1978
Politics / Christian Democracy · Prime Minister · Rome

Death of Aldo Moro

Titles and roles

Foreign Minister of Italy · President of Christian Democrats · President of Italy · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Italy

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.