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Emilio Colombo
(11 April 1920 – 24 June 2013) was an
Italian
politician who was
Prime Minister of Italy
from 1970 to 1972. In 2003 he was appointed to be an Italian
senator-for-life
, a seat which he held until his death. In the first five years as senator, he was an
independent
. During the 16th term of the
Senate
in 2008-2013, he opted to join the parliamentary group
UDC-independence
.
Colombo was born on 11 April 1920 in
Potenza
,
Basilicata
,
Italy
. In November 2003, he admitted to have used
cocaine
(for "therapeutic purposes") over a 12- to 18-month period, and to be a
homosexual
.
[1]
[2]
Colombo died on 24 June 2013 from natural causes in
Rome
, Italy, aged 93.
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Common Assembly: 1952–1958
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Parliamentary Assembly: 1958–1962
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European Parliament (appointed): 1962–1979
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European Parliament (elected): 1979–present
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