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Italian lawyer and politician (1897?1980)
Manlio Brosio
(10 July 1897 ? 14 March 1980) was an Italian lawyer, diplomat, politician and the
fourth Secretary General of NATO
between 1964 and 1971.
Early life
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Brosio was born in
Turin
by Edoardo & Fortunata Curadelli, studied law in the
local university
. During the
World War I
, he served in
Alpine regiment
as an artillery officer. After the war, he graduated and in 1920 he entered politics. Later his political activity was barred because of his
opposition to fascism
.
Career
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During
World War II
, after Allied invasion of
Italy
in 1943, Brosio went underground and later became a member of the
National Liberation Committee
. After the war he re-entered politics, and became a deputy prime minister and in 1945, a
Minister of War
.
In January 1947, Brosio became the Italian ambassador to
Soviet Union
and got involved with the
peace treaty
negotiations between the countries. In 1952 he became ambassador to the UK, to the USA in 1955 and from 1961?1964 to France.
On 12 May 1964 the NATO council chose Brosio to succeed
Dirk Stikker
as a secretary general. He resigned 3 September 1971. On 29 September 1971, U.S. President
Richard Nixon
awarded him the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
.
Personal life
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Brosio died in Turin. He was the uncle of singer and television presenter
Vanna Brosio
.
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Honors
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Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross
? June 2, 1955
References
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- ^
Sergio Miravalle. "Intervista Giorgio e Paolo astigiani celebri".
La Stampa
. 27 July 1996. p.3.
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