Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
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Born | Livorno, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy | 9 December 1920
Died | 16 September 2016 (aged 95) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
Political party | PdA (1943–1947) Independent (1947–2016)[1] |
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Scuola Normale of Pisa |
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Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Biography
Education
Ciampi was born in
Bank of Italy
In 1960, he was called to work in the central administration of the Bank of Italy, where he became Secretary General in 1973, Vice Director General in 1976, and Director General in 1978. In October 1979, he was nominated Governor of the Bank of Italy and President of the national Bureau de Change, positions he filled until 1993.
Political career
Ciampi was the first non-parliamentarian prime minister of Italy in more than 100 years.
According to the Italian weekly
President (1999–2006)
Ciampi was elected with a broad majority, and was the second president ever to be elected at the first ballot (when there is a requirement of a two-thirds majority) in a joint session of the
The possibility of persuading Ciampi to stand for a second term as president by the election 2006 – the so-called Ciampi-bis – was widely discussed, despite his advancing age, but it was officially dismissed by Ciampi himself on 3 May 2006: "None of the past nine presidents of the Republic has been re-elected. I think this has become a meaningful rule. It is better not to infringe it". Ciampi, whose mandate was due to expired on the 18th, resigned on the 15th. His successor, Giorgio Napolitano took the oath on the same day.
As head of state of the host country, he officially declared the
Death
He died in Rome on 16 September 2016 at the age of 95.[10][11][12] His funeral was officiated at the Church of San Saturnino in Rome on 19 September by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia.[13] A national day of mourning was proclaimed on the same day and flags were flown at half-mast.[13]
Awards and honours
As President of the Italian Republic between 18 May 1999 and 15 May 2006, Ciampi held the roles of:
- Head of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Chief of the Military Order of Italy
- Head of the Order of Merit for Labour
- Head of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity
- Head of the Order of Vittorio Veneto
- Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Collar of the Order of Pius IX(Papal Order)
- 1982: Great Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 1985: – Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
- 1986: – Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1991: Honorary degree, University of Pavia
- 1993: – Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan)
- 1995: Freeman of the City of Naples
- 1999: Order of the White Rose(Finland)
- 2000: Gold Medal of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe
- 2000: – Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom, 16 October 2000)
- 2000: – Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
- 2001: Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
- 2001: Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.[14]
- 2001: Grand Cross of the Grand Order of King Tomislav ("For outstanding contribution to the promotion of friendship and development co-operation between the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic." – Croatia, 19 October 2001)
- 2001: Honorary doctorate from the University of LeipzigFaculty of Economics
- 2002: – Grand Star of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2002: – Grand Cross (or 1st Class) of the Order of the White Double Cross (Slovakia)[15]
- 2002: – Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (Portugal, 22 February 2002)
- 2002: Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic
- 2002: Pro Merito Melitensi of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- 2003: – Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania
- 2003: – Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (Malaysia)[16]
- 2004: – Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Estonia)
- 2004: Order of Three Stars(Latvia)
- (Malta, 19 May 2005) Honorary Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika
- 2005: Charlemagne Prize
- 2005: Order of Saint-Charles (Monaco, 13 December 2005)[17]
- March 2005: honorary Oxford University
- – Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
- 2008: Honorary doctorate from the Economics Faculty of the University of Augsburg
- 15 June 2005: honorary doctorate by the École Normale Supérieure of Paris.
See also
References
- ^ Breda, Marzio (15 July 2009). "Pd avvilente ma eviti scissioni. Sì a Bersani, vero rifondatore". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
La mia ultima tessera […] è stata quella del Partito d'azione, e altre non ne ho mai più volute.
- ISBN 9781317639404. Retrieved 6 April 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920–2016)".
- ^ Page at Senate website (in Italian).
- ISBN 978-88-7642-411-3.
- ^ Politica, Redazione (19 December 2020). "I 100 anni di Franca Ciampi, la first lady che conquistò l'Italia". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Wentworth, Richard L. (28 April 1993). "Italy Turns to a Banker to Form Government". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Scoppia la febbre dell' Euro - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 9 February 1998. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Alberto Spampinato, La lezione di Ciampi, Soverio Mannelli, Rubbettino editore, 2006, pp. 76-77. OCLC 238799437.
- ^ Italy's former President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi dies aged 95 Wall Street Journal
- ^ Former Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi dies at 95 The Guardian
- ^ "Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Former Italian Prime Minister, Dies at 95". The New York Times. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b "L'ultimo saluto al presidente Ciampi: applausi e commozione ai funerali in forma privata". la Repubblica (in Italian). 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Resolución N° 374/001". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Slovak republic website, State honours Archived 13 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine : 1st Class in 2002 (click on "Holders of the Order of the 1st Class White Double Cross" to see the holders' table)
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang, dan Pingat Persekutuan". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Nomination by Sovereign Ordonnance n° 331 13 December 2005 (French)