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  2. 1946 Italian institutional referendum - Wikipedia

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    An institutional referendum (Italian: referendum istituzionale, or referendum sulla forma istituzionale dello Stato) [1] [2] [3] was held by universal suffrage in the Kingdom of Italy on 2 June 1946, [4] a key event of contemporary Italian history. Until 1946, Italy was a kingdom ruled by the House of Savoy, reigning since the unification of ...

  3. Alcide De Gasperi - Wikipedia

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    Alcide Amedeo Francesco De Gasperi [a] (3 April 1881 – 19 August 1954) was an Italian politician and statesman who founded the Christian Democracy party and served as prime minister of Italy in eight successive coalition governments from 1945 to 1953.

  4. History of the Italian Republic - Wikipedia

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    While a laborious administrative unification began, a first Italian parliament was elected and, on 17 March 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of Italy. [11] From 1861 to 1946, Italy was a constitutional monarchy founded on the Albertine Statute, named after the king who promulgated it in 1848, Charles Albert of Sardinia.

  5. Kingdom of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia [ˈreɲɲo diˈtaːlja]) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, following civil discontent that led to an institutional referendum on 2 June 1946.

  6. History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 2 June 1946, when civil discontent led to an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic.

  7. List of heads of state of Italy - Wikipedia

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    1943 - 1946 By the Grace of God and by the Will of the Nation King of Italy Con la grazia di Dio e per la Volontà della Nazione Re d'Italia: 1946 King of Italy Re d'Italia Republic: 1946 – 1948 Temporary Chief of State Capo provvisorio dello Stato: 1948 – Present President of the Italian Republic Presidente della Repubblica Italiana

  8. Rosita Missoni, co-founder of Italian label, dies aged 93 - AOL

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    Rosita founded the luxury brand - which became known for its zig-zag motif - in the northern Italian region with her husband Ottavio in 1953. Rosita, whose parents were shawlmakers, was born in ...

  9. Modern history of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The following articles cover the modern history of Italy: Italian unification (1815–1861) History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) Italian Fascism; Italian Colonial Empire; History of the Italian Republic (1945 to present) Years of Lead (Italy) (1969–1988) Berlusconi era (2001 to present)