Domenico Corcione

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Domenico Corcione
Minister of Defence
In office
17 January 1995 – 17 May 1996
Prime MinisterLamberto Dini
Preceded byCesare Previti
Succeeded byBeniamino Andreatta
Personal details
Born(1929-04-20)20 April 1929
Modena Military Academy

Domenico Corcione (20 April 1929 – 3 January 2020) was an Italian military staff and defence minister of Italy.

Early life and education

Corcione was born in

Modena Military Academy in 1950 and graduated in 1952.[1]

Career

Corcione was a

cabinet led by the Prime Minister Lamberto Dini until 17 May 1996.[1][5][6]

While serving as the minister of defence Corcione reported on 8 February 1996 that the Fascist Italian army employed the poisonous gas during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War between 1935 and 1937.[7][8]

Death

On 3 January 2020, Corcione died in Turin at age 90.[9]

Decorations

Order of Military Merit (Grand Officer; Brazil)[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Generale C.A. Domenico Corcione". Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ^
    ISSN 1696-2206. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 26 August 2017.
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  4. ^ Tom Kington (21 November 2011). "Finmeccanica, Italy Work To Shed Debt". Defense News. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  5. ^ Daniel J. Wakin (17 January 1995). "Dini presents cabinet". Associated Press. Rome. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
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  9. ^ "Generale ed ex Ministro della difesa, è morto Domenico Corcione". Nuova Periferia (in Italian). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ^ (in Portuguese) Decree. Government of Brazil. 25 July 1995. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022.

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