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De Gasperi Alcide . 1881--1954, Italian statesman; prime minister (1945--53). An antifascist, he led the Christian Democratic party during World War II from the Vatican City How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Alcide De Gasperi, as his own government inched towards the Right, was once told: "There is already talk of hanging you up in Piazzale Loreto. Judt credits a generation of postwar European leaders, including Konrad Adenauer in Germany, Alcide De Gasperi in Italy, Robert Schuman, Jean Monnet, and then, crucially, Charles de Gaulle in France, with successfully navigating the shoals of economic despair, Communist popularity (in France and Italy especially), and the awkward fact (outside of Britain) that sympathy for fascism had been more noteworthy during the 1930s and early 1940s than resistance to tyranny. Retinger also wrote that when Italian Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi was hesitant about joining the movement, he won him over by quipping, "Come, let us now join forces and conspire together. |
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