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Italian Regions


Party abbreviations: AN = Alleanza Nazionale (National Alliance, nationalist); CCD = Centro Cristiano Democratico (Christian Democratic Center); DS = Democratici di Sinistra (Democrats of the Left, left-wing, est.1991 as PDS); FI = Forza Italia (Forwards Italy, Berlusconi personalist conservative); GM = Gruppo Misto (Mixed Group); Ind = Indipendente (Independent); LN = Lega Nord (Northern League, northern regionalist, separatist tendencies); LU = L'Unione (The Union, centered on Olive Tree federation, with more allies); M = La Margherita (PPI, Democratici, Rinnovamento Italiano [Lista Dini, centrist] and to 2000 UDR); MDP = Molise Democratici Popolare (Molise Popular Democratic Party); MPA = Movimento per l'Autonomia (Movement for Autonomy, southern Italy  regionalist, conservative, est.2005); PATT = Partito di Autonomist Trentino Tirolo (Trent Tyrol Autonomist Party); PCS = Progetto Centrosinistra (Progressive Left Centre, social-democratic); PD = Partito Democratico (Democratic Party, center-left); PDL = Popolo della Libertà (People of Freedom, center-right, est. by FI and allies Dec 2007); PPI = Partito Popolare Italiano (Italian People's Party, christian-democratic); PPLO = Polo per le Liberta e Oltre (Pole for the Liberty and Beyond); PRI = Partito Repubblicano Italiano (Italian Republican Party, liberal); PSA = Partito Sardo di Azione (Sardinian Action Party); PSC = Partito Socaile Christiana (Christiain Social Party); PSDI = Italiano Sociale Democratico Partito (Italian Social Democratic Party, social-democratic); PSI = Italiano Socialista Partito (Italian Socialist Party); PV = Partito Verde (Green Party, ecologist); RI = Rinnovamento Italiano (Italian Renovation); SI = Sardegna Insieme (Sardinia Together); SVP = Südtiroler Volkspartei (South Tyrolean People's Party, christian-democratic, German minority); UDR = Unione Democratici per l'Europa, (Democrats Union for Europe, conservative); UDC = Unione Democratici Cristiania (United Democratic Christians); UV = Unione Valdôtaine (Valdostian Union, Valle d'Aosta regionalist);
- Former parties: DC = Partito Democratico del Cristiano (Christian Democratic Party, conservative, 1943-1993, successor PPI); LL = Lega Lombardia (Lombardy League, later LN);
MIS = Movimento per l'indipendenza della Sicilia (Movement for the Independence of Sicily);
Mon = Monarchist Party; OT = L'Ulivo ("Olive Tree", [incl. Federazione dei Verdi [Green Federation], DS, PPI, PRI, RI-Lista Dini, Unione Democratica, PDS [main partner of the Olivo Tree coalition], later as L'Unione); PCI = Partito Communista Italiano (Italian Communist Party, 1921-1991, from 1991 PDS); PDS = Partito Democratico della Sinistra (Democratic Party of the Left, 1991-94, then DS) 

Autonomous Regions

Friulia-Venezia Giulia
[Friuli-Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region]
    5 Mar 1970 - 27 Nov 2001 Unofficial; 
              Adopted 27 Nov 2001
31 Jan 1963                Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region.

Presidents
24 Jun 1964 - Jul 1973     Alfredo Berzanti                   (b. 1920 - d. 2000)  DC
Jul 1973 - Oct 1984        Antonio Comelli                    (b. 1920 - d. 1998)  DC
23 Oct 1984 - 31 Dec 1991  Adriano Sante Biasutti             (b. 1941)            DC
Jan 1992 - Jul 1993        Vinicio Turello                    (b. 1930)            DC
Jul 1993 - Jan 1994        Pietro Fontanini                   (b. 1952)            NL
Jan 1994 - Jul 1994        Renzo Travanut                     (b. 1946)            PDS
Jul 1994 - Nov 1995        Alessandra Guerra (f)              (b. 1963)            NL
Nov 1995 - Dec 1996        Sergio Cecotti                     (b. 1956)            LN
Dec 1996 - Jun 1998        Giancarlo Cruder                   (b. 1947)            UDC
31 Jul 1998 - 17 May 2001  Roberto Antonione                  (b. 1953)            FI
17 May 2001 - 15 Jun 2001  Paolo Ciani (acting)               (b. 1961)            AN
15 Jun 2001 - 16 Jun 2003  Renzo Tondo (1st time)             (b. 1956)            FI
16 Jun 2003 - 19 Apr 2008  Riccardo Illy                      (b. 1955)            Ind;2008 PD
19 Apr 2008 -              Renzo Tondo (2nd time)             (s.a.)               PDL



Sardegna (Sardinia)
[Sardinia Regional flag 1952-1999]
      5 Jul 1952 - 15 Apr 1999 Unofficial
[Sardinia Autonomous Region]
                Adopted 15 Apr 1999
Jun 1943 - 19 Sep 1943     German occupation.
26 Feb 1948                Sardinia autonomous region.

Commander German troops in Sardinia
Jun 1943 - 19 Sep 1943     Carl-Hans Lungershausen 
                            (commander of 90th Armored Infantry Division)
Commander German troops in Corsica and Sardinia
 9 Sep 1943 - 19 Sep 1943  Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin   (b. 1891 - d. 1963)
Military Governors
 8 Sep 1943 - 20 Oct 1943  Antonio Basso                      (b. 1881 - d. 19..) 
20 Oct 1943 - 27 Jan 1944  Giovanni Magli                     (b. 1884 - d. 1969)
High Commissioner 
27 Jan 1944 - 31 May 1949  Pietro Pinna Parpaglia
Presidents
31 May 1949 - 21 Jan 1954  Luigi Crespellani                  (b. 1897 - d. 1967)  DC
21 Jan 1954 - 21 Jun 1955  Alfredo Corrias                                         DC
21 Jun 1955 - 13 Nov 1958  Giuseppe Brotzu                    (b. 1895 - d. 1976)  DC
13 Nov 1958 - 30 Mar 1966  Efisio Corrias                     (b. 1911)            DC
30 Mar 1966 - 14 Feb 1967  Paolo Dettori                      (b. 1926 - d. 1975)  DC
14 Feb 1967 -  2 Feb 1970  Giovanni Del Rio (1st time)                             DC
 2 Feb 1970 - 19 Nov 1970  Lucio Abis                         (b. 1926)            DC
19 Nov 1970 -  8 Mar 1972  Antonio Giagu De Martini           (b. 1925)            DC
                             (1st time)
 8 Mar 1972 - 18 Mar 1972  Pietro Soddu (1st time)            (b. 1929)            DC
18 Mar 1972 -  7 Dec 1972  Salvator Angelo Spano              (b. 1925 - d. 2004)  DC
 7 Dec 1972 - 10 Dec 1973  Antonio Giagu De Martini           (s.a.)               DC
                             (2nd time)
10 Dec 1973 -  8 May 1976  Giovanni Del Rio (2nd time)                             DC
 8 May 1976 - 31 Jul 1979  Pietro Soddu (2nd time)            (s.a.)               DC
31 Jul 1979 - 28 Sep 1979  Mario Puddu (1st time)             (b. 1944)            DC
28 Sep 1979 -  7 Oct 1980  Alessandro Ghinami                                      PSDI
 7 Oct 1980 - 12 Nov 1980  Pietro Soddu (3rd time)            (s.a.)               DC
12 Nov 1980 -  4 Dec 1980  Mario Puddu (2nd time)             (s.a.)               DC
 4 Dec 1980 - 18 May 1982  Francesco Rais                                          PSI
18 May 1982 - 16 Jun 1982  Mario Melis (1st time)             (b. 1921 - d. 2003)  PSA
16 Jun 1982 - 24 Aug 1984  Angelo Rojch                       (b. 1934?)           DC
24 Aug 1984 -  8 Aug 1989  Mario Melis (2nd time)             (s.a.)               PSA
 8 Aug 1989 - 13 Nov 1991  Mario Floris (1st time)            (b. 1937)            DC
13 Nov 1991 -  5 Aug 1994  Antonello Cabras                   (b. 1949)            PSI
 5 Aug 1994 -  9 Aug 1999  Federico Palomba                   (b. 1937)            PSC
 9 Aug 1999 - 18 Oct 1999  Mauro Pili (1st time)              (b. 1968)            FI
18 Oct 1999 - 16 Nov 1999  Gian Mario Selis                   (b. 1944)            PPI
16 Nov 1999 - 25 Oct 2001  Mario Floris (2nd time)            (s.a.)               UDR
25 Oct 2001 - 28 Aug 2003  Mauro Pili (2nd time)              (s.a.)               FI
28 Aug 2003 - 26 Jun 2004  Italo Masala                       (b. 1937)            AN
26 Jun 2004 -              Renato Soru                        (b. 1957)            SI



Sicilia (Sicily)
[Sicily Autonomous Region 1982]
     20 Jul 1982 - 28 Jul 1990 Unofficial
[Sicily Autonomous Region flag]
                Adopted 28 Jul 1990
Apr 1943 - Oct 1945        Attempt by Sicilian nationalists to set up a
                             Sicilian government.
10 Jul 1943 - 17 Aug 1943  German occupation.
16 May 1946                Sicily autonomous region.

President of the Movement for the Independence of Sicily 
Apr 1943 - Oct 1945        Andrea Finnocchiaro Aprile         (b. 1878 - d. 1964)  MIS
                             (in rebellion)
Commander of German Troops
10 Jul 1943 - 17 Aug 1943  Hans Valentin Hube                 (b. 1890 - d. 1944)
Allied Commander-in-Chief
10 Jul 1943 - 10 Sep 1943  Harold George Alexander            (b. 1891 - d. 1969)
High Commissioners
10 Sep 1943 - Jul 1944     Francesco Musotto                  (b. 1881 - d. 1961)
Jul 1944 - Mar 1946        Salvatore Aldisio                  (b. 1890 - d. 1964)
Mar 1946 - Oct 1946        Paolo d'Antoni (acting)
19 Oct 1946 - 30 May 1947  Giovanni Selvaggi
Presidents
30 May 1947 - 12 Jan 1949  Giuseppe Alessi (1st time)         (b. 1905)            DC
12 Jan 1949 - 27 Jul 1955  Franco Restivo                     (b. 1911 - d. 1976)  DC
27 Jul 1955 - 11 Sep 1956  Giuseppe Alessi (2nd time)         (s.a.)               DC
11 Sep 1956 - 31 Oct 1958  Giuseppe La Loggia                 (b. 1911 - d. 1994)  DC
31 Oct 1958 - 23 Feb 1960  Silvio Milazzo                     (b. 1903 - d. 1982)  DC
23 Feb 1960 - 30 Jun 1961  Benedetto Majorana della Nicchiara (b. 1899 - d. 1982)  Mon
30 Jun 1961 -  9 Sep 1961  Salvatore Corallo                  (b. 1928)            PSI
 9 Sep 1961 -  5 Aug 1964  Giuseppe D'Angelo                  (b. 1913 - d. 1991)  DC
 5 Aug 1964 - 11 Aug 1967  Francesco Coniglio                 (b. 1916)            DC
11 Aug 1967 - 30 Sep 1967  Vincenzo Giummarra (1st time)      (b. 1923)            DC
30 Sep 1967 - 27 Feb 1969  Vincenzo Carollo                   (b. 1920)            DC
27 Feb 1969 - 23 Dec 1972  Mario Fasino                       (b. 1920)            DC
23 Dec 1972 - 27 Mar 1974  Vincenzo Giummarra (2nd time)      (s.a.)               DC
27 Mar 1974 - 20 Mar 1978  Angelo Bonfiglio                   (b. 1928)            DC
21 Mar 1978 -  6 Jan 1980  Piersanti Mattarella               (b. 1935 - d. 1980)  DC
 6 Jan 1980 -  2 May 1980  Gaetano Giuliano (acting)                               DC
 2 May 1980 - 23 Dec 1982  Mario D'Acquisto                   (b. 1931)            DC
23 Dec 1982 - 20 Oct 1983  Calogero Lo Giudice                (b. 1938)            DC
20 Oct 1983 - 22 Mar 1984  Santi Nicita                       (b. 1929)            DC
22 Mar 1984 -  1 Feb 1985  Modesto Sardo                      (b. 1929)            DC
 1 Feb 1985 - 12 Aug 1991  Rosario Nicolosi                   (b. 1942)            DC
12 Aug 1991 - 16 Jul 1992  Vincenzo Leanza (1st time)         (b. 1932 - d. 2004)  DC
16 Jul 1992 - 21 Dec 1993  Giuseppe Campione                  (b. 1935)            DC
21 Dec 1993 - 16 May 1995  Francesco Martino                  (b. 1937)            DC
16 May 1995 - 18 Jul 1996  Matteo Graziano                    (b. 1941)            RI
18 Jul 1996 - 29 Jan 1998  Giuseppe Provenzano                (b. 1946)            FI
29 Jan 1998 - 21 Nov 1998  Giuseppe Drago                     (b. 1955)            CCD
21 Nov 1998 - 26 Jul 2000  Angelo Capodicasa                  (b. 1949)            PDS
26 Jul 2000 - 11 Jul 2001  Vincenzo Leanza (2nd time)         (s.a.)               UDR
11 Jul 2001 - 29 Jan 2008  Salvatore "Totò" Cuffaro           (b. 1958)            UDC
29 Jan 2008 - 28 Apr 2008  Lino Leanza (acting)               (b. 1957)            MPA
28 Apr 2008 -              Raffaele Lombardo                  (b. 1950)            MPA



Trentino-Alto Adige


              Adopted 21 Mar 1983 

 4 Nov 1918                Southern parts of the Austrian crownland of Tirol occupied 
                             by Italy.
16 Nov 1918                Immediately after Italian occupation, German opponents to the
                             new regime established a Provisional National Council 
                             and proclaimed the Indivisible Republic South Tyrol
                             (Unteilbare Republik Südtirol).
 1 Jan 1919                Italian forces disband Republic South Tyrol. 
10 Sep 1919                Formally ceded to Italy by Austria.
16 Jul 1920                Southern part of Tyrol province (about half) and a small 
                             part of Carinthia formally transferred to Italy by Austria
10 Oct 1920                Incorporated into Italy as Venezia Tridentina.
31 Oct 1922                South Tyrol fully incorporated into Italy (as Trento province, 
                             1927 Bolzano province detached).
 9 Sep 1943 -  2 May 1945  German occupation (see Tirol under Austrian states).
16 Nov 1947                Venezia Tridentina region renamed Trentino-Alto Adige. 
26 Feb 1948                Trentino-Alto Adige autonomous region.
20 Jan 1972                Autonomy increased.

Military governors
 4 Nov 1918 - 19 Nov 1918  Armando Vittorio Diaz,           (b. 1861 - d. 1928)
                             ducca della Vittoria
19 Nov 1918 - 20 Jul 1919  Guglielmo Pecori-Giraldi         (b. 1856 - d. 19..)
Chairman of the Provisional National Council of German South Tyrol
(Vorzitsender des Provisorischen Nationalrates für Deutsch-Südtirol)
 4 Nov 1918 -  1 Jan 1919  Julius Perathoner                (b. 1849 - d. 1926)
                             (in opposition to Italian rule)
Extraordinary Commissioner for Venezia Tridentina
20 Jul 1919 - 31 Jul 1919  Luigi Credaro                    (b. 1860 - d. 1939)
General Civil Commissioner
31 Jul 1919 - 31 Oct 1922  Luigi Credaro                    (s.a.)
Presidents
Jan 1949 - Dec 1960        Tullio Odorizzi                  (b. 1903 - d. 1991)  DC
Jan 1961 - Nov 1967        Luigi Dalvit                     (b. 1921 - d. 1981)  DC
Nov 1977 - Dec 1973        Giorgio Grigolli                                      DC
Mar 1974 - May 1976        Bruno Kessler                    (b. 1924 - d. 1991)  DC
May 1976 - Jan 1977        Flavio Mengoni                                        DC 
Jan 1977 - Apr 1979        Spartaco Marziani                                     DC
Apr 1979 - May 1984        Enrico Pancheri                                       DC
May 1984 - Nov 1987        Pierluigi Angeli                 (b. 1938)            DC
Nov 1987 - Nov 1992        Gianni Bazzanella                                     DC
Nov 1992 - Nov 1993        Tarcisio Andreolli               (b. 1936)            DC
Nov 1993 - 12 Mar 1999     Tarcisio Grandi                  (b. 1951)            PPI
12 Mar 1999 - 15 Jan 2002  Margherita Cogo (f)              (b. 1951)            DS
15 Jan 2002 - 14 Mar 2002  Roland Atz (acting)              (b. 1946)            SVP
14 Mar 2002 - 18 Feb 2004  Carlo Andreotti                  (b. 1943)            PATT
18 Feb 2004 - 23 May 2006  Luis Durnwalder                  (b. 1941)            SVP
23 May 2006 -              Lorenzo Dellai                   (b. 1959)            M


Autonomous provinces of Trentino-Alto Adige

Bolzano-Alto Adige (Bozen-Südtirol [Bolzano-South Tyrol])

[Bolzano Province (Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)[
           Adopted 21 Mar 1983

Presidents (Landeshauptleute)
20 Dec 1948 - 15 Dec 1955  Karl Erckert                       (b. 1894 - d. 1955)  SVP
 7 Jan 1956 - 31 Dec 1960  Alois Pupp                         (b. 1902 - d. 1979)  SVP
31 Dec 1960 - 17 Mar 1989  Silvius Magnago                    (b. 1914)            SVP
17 Mar 1989 -              Luis Durnwalder                    (b. 1941)            SVP


Trento

[Trento Province (Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)]
            Adopted 4 Jan 1988

Presidents
20 Dec 1948 - 19 Dec 1952  Giuseppe Balista                                      DC
20 Dec 1952 - 14 Dec 1956  Remo Albertini                   (b. 1920)            DC
15 Dec 1956 - 30 Dec 1960  Riccardo Rosa                                         DC
31 Dec 1960 - 12 Mar 1974  Bruno Kessler                    (b. 1924 - d. 1991)  DC
13 Mar 1974 - 15 Mar 1979  Giorgio Grigolli                                      DC 
16 Mar 1979 - 30 Oct 1985  Flavio Mengoni                                        DC
31 Oct 1985 - 16 Feb 1989  Pierluigi Angeli                 (b. 1938)            DC
17 Feb 1989 -  4 Jun 1992  Mario Malossini                  (b. 1947)            DC
 5 Jun 1992 -  2 Mar 1993  Gianni Bazzanella                                     DC
 3 Mar 1993 - 23 Feb 1999  Carlo Andreotti                  (b. 1943)            PATT
24 Feb 1999 -              Lorenzo Dellai                   (b. 1959)            M



Valle d'Aosta (Val d'Aosta)  


[Valle d' Aosta Autonomous Region]
       Mar 1947 - 16 Mar 2006 Unofficial,
               Adopted 16 Mar 2006 

[Valle d' Aosta Autonomous Region 1987]
      13 Jul 1987 - 16 Mar 2006 Unofficial
            

Apr 1945 - Jun 1945        Occupied by France.
 7 Sep 1945                Special administrative autonomy.
26 Feb 1948                Valle d'Aosta autonomous region.

Commander of the French Army Detachment of the Alps
Apr 1945 - Jun 1945        Paul A. Doyen
Presidents
10 Jan 1946 - 24 Oct 1946  Federico Chabod                   (b. 1901 - d. 1960)  UV
24 Oct 1946 -  9 Dec 1954  Severino Caveri (1st time)        (b. 1908 - d. 1977)  UV
 9 Dec 1954 - 17 Jun 1959  Vittorino Bondaz                  (b. 1905 - d. 1997)  UV
17 Jun 1959 - 25 Nov 1963  Oreste Marcoz                     (b. 1905 - d. 1972)  UV
25 Nov 1963 - 31 May 1966  Severino Caveri (2nd time)        (s.a.)               UV
31 May 1966 -  3 Sep 1969  Cesare Bionaz                     (b. 1912 - d. 1969)  DC
18 Sep 1969 - 15 May 1970  Mauro Bordon                      (b. 1914 - d. 1995)  DC
15 May 1970 - 20 Dec 1974  Cesare Dujany                     (b. 1920)            DC
20 Dec 1974 -  4 Jan 1984  Mario Andrione                                         UV
 4 Jan 1984 - 25 Jun 1990  Augusto Rollandin                 (b. 1949)            UV
25 Jun 1990 - 10 Jun 1992  Gianni Bondaz                                          DC
10 Jun 1992 - 30 Jun 1993  Ilario Lanivi                                          GM
30 Jun 1993 - 18 Dec 2002  Dino Viérin                       (b. 1948)            UV
18 Dec 2002 -  9 Jul 2003  Roberto Louvin                    (b. 1960)            UV
 9 Jul 2003 -  4 Jul 2005  Carlo Perrin                      (b. 1946)            UV
 4 Jul 2005 -              Luciano Caveri                    (b. 1958)            UV


Other Regions

Abruzzo (Abruzzi)

[Abruzzo Region]
              Adopted 21 May 1999

Presidents
 3 Sep 1970 - 23 Mar 1972  Ugo Crescenzi (1st time)                                DC
24 Mar 1972 - 16 Jul 1973  Giustino De Cecco (1st time)                            DC
17 Jul 1973 - 31 May 1974  Ugo Crescenzi (2nd time)                                DC
31 May 1974 -  8 Oct 1975  Giustino De Cecco (2nd time)                            DC
 9 Oct 1975 -  1 Mar 1977  Felice Spadaccini (1st time)                            DC
 2 Mar 1977 - 30 Nov 1981  Romeo Ricciuti                                          DC
 1 Dec 1981 - 13 May 1983  Anna Nenna D'Antonio (f)           (b. 1927)            DC
13 May 1983 -  1 Oct 1985  Felice Spadaccini (2nd time)                            DC
 2 Oct 1985 - 31 Jul 1990  Emilio Mattucci                                         DC
 1 Aug 1990 - 30 Sep 1992  Rocco Salini                       (b. 1931)            DC
24 Oct 1992 -  7 Jun 1995  Vincenzo Del Colle                 (b. 1938)            DC/PPI
 8 Jun 1995 -  9 May 2000  Antonio Falconio                   (b. 1938)            PPI
 9 May 2000 - 22 Apr 2005  Giovanni Pace                      (b. 1933)            PSI
22 Apr 2005 -              Ottaviano Del Turco                (b. 1944)            LU



Basilicata 

[Basilicata Region]
               Adopted 6 Apr 1999 

Presidents
13 Oct 1970 - 23 Mar 1982  Vincenzo Verrastro                 (b. 1919 - d. 2004)  DC
23 Mar 1982 - 19 Jun 1985  Carmelo Azzarà                     (b. 1935)            DC
19 Jun 1985 - 10 Jul 1990  Gaetano Michetti                                        DC
10 Jul 1990 - 15 Jun 1995  Antonio Boccia                     (b. 1944)            PD
15 Jun 1995 - 16 Apr 2000  Angelo Raffaele Dinardo                                 PPI
16 Apr 2000 -  6 May 2005  Filippo Bubbico                    (b. 1954)            PDS
 6 May 2005 -              Vito De Filippo                    (b. 1963)            LU



Calabria

[Calabria Region]
       Adopted 15 Jun 1992 Unofficial

Presidents
Oct 1970 -  2 Oct 1974     Antonio Guarasci                   (b. 1918 - d. 1974)  DC
Oct 1974 - Aug 1975        Aldo Ferrara (1st time)                                 DC
Aug 1975 - Oct 1976        Pasquale Perugini                  (b. 1926)            DC
Oct 1976 - Dec 1980        Aldo Ferrara (2nd time)                                 DC
Dec 1980 - 1984            Bruno Dominijanni                  (b. 1922? - d. 2004) PSI
1985 - Dec 1987            Francesco Principe                                      PSI
Dec 1987 - Nov 1991        Rosario Olivo                      (b. 1940)            PSI
Feb 1992 - Jun 1994        Guido Rhodio                                            DC
Jun 1994 - Apr 1995        Donato Veraldi                     (b. 1941)            PPI
Jun 1995 - 1998            Giuseppe Nisticò                   (b. 1941)            FI
1998 - Feb 1999            Giovanbattista Caligiuri           (b. 1944)            FI
Feb 1999 - Apr 2000        Luigi Meduri                       (b. 1942)            PPI
Apr 2000 - 17 Apr 2005     Giuseppe Chiaravalloti             (b. 1934)            CCD
17 Apr 2005 - 20 Apr 2005  Raffaele Mirigliani
20 Apr 2005 -              Agazio Loiero                      (b. 1940)            LU



Campania

[Campania Region]
         Adopted 21 Jul 1971 Unofficial

Presidents
30 Nov 1970 - 22 Oct 1971  Carlo Leone                                             DC
22 Oct 1971 - 21 Sep 1972  Nicola Mancino (1st time)          (b. 1931)            DC
21 Sep 1972 - 20 Jul 1973  Alberto Servidio                                        DC
20 Jul 1973 - 11 Aug 1975  Vittorio Cascetta                                       DC
11 Aug 1975 - 12 Aug 1976  Nicola Mancino (2nd time)          (s.a.)               DC
12 Aug 1976 - 12 Sep 1979  Gaspare Russo                                           DC 
12 Sep 1979 - 13 Aug 1980  Ciro Cirillo                                            DC
13 Aug 1980 - 23 Mar 1983  Emilio De Feo                                           DC
23 Mar 1983 - 31 May 1989  Antonio Fantini                    (b. 1936)            DC
31 May 1989 - 14 Apr 1993  Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca    (b. 1925 - d. 2004)  DC
14 Apr 1993 - 14 Jun 1995  Giovanni Grasso                                         DC
14 Jun 1995 - 20 Jan 1999  Antonio Rastrelli                  (b. 1927)            NA
20 Jan 1999 - 11 May 2000  Andrea Losco                       (b. 1951)            UDR
11 May 2000 -              Antonio Bassolino                  (b. 1947)            DC



Emilia-Romagna

[Emilia-Romagna Region]
         Adopted 15 Dec 1989 Unofficial

Presidents
Jul 1970 - May 1976        Guido Fanti                        (b. 1925)            PCI
May 1976 - 22 Dec 1977     Sergio Cavina                      (b. 1929 - d. 1977)  PCI
Jan 1978 - Apr 1987        Lanfranco Turci                    (b. 1940)            PCI
1987 - 1990                Luciano Guerzoni                   (b. 1935)            PDS 
1990 -  6 Jul 1993         Enrico Boselli                     (b. 1957)            PDS
 6 Jul 1993 - 1996         Pier Luigi Bersani                 (b. 1951)            PDS
1996 -  3 Mar 1999         Antonio La Forgia                  (b. 1944)            PDS
 3 Mar 1999 -              Vasco Errani                       (b. 1955)            PDS



Lazio (Latium)

[Lazio Region]
         Adopted 8 Jan 1986 Unofficial

Presidents
29 Sep 1970 - 17 Jan 1972  Girolamo Mechelli                                       DC
18 Jan 1972 - 23 Oct 1973  Luigi Cipriani                                          DC
24 Oct 1973 - 22 Sep 1975  Rinaldo Santini                                         DC
23 Sep 1975 - 23 Mar 1976  Roberto Palleschi                                       PSI
24 Mar 1976 -  5 Aug 1977  Maurizio Ferrara                   (b. 1921 - d. 2000)  PCI
 6 Aug 1977 - 24 May 1983  Giulio Santarelli                  (b. 1935)            PSI
25 May 1983 - 18 Apr 1984  Bruno Landi (1st time)                                  PSI
19 Apr 1984 - 31 Jul 1985  Gabriele Panizzi                                        PSI
27 Jul 1985 - 17 May 1987  Sebastiano Montali                 (b. 1937)            PSI
18 May 1985 - 26 Jul 1990  Bruno Landi (2nd time)                                  PSI
27 Jul 1990 -  5 Aug 1992  Rodolfo Gigli                      (b. 1935)            DC
 5 Aug 1992 - 21 Feb 1994  Giorgio Pasetto                    (b. 1941)            DC
21 Feb 1994 - 18 Jan 1995  Carlo Proietti                                          DS
18 Jan 1995 - 16 Jun 1995  Arturo Osio                                             PV
21 Jun 1995 - 12 May 2000  Piero Badaloni                     (b. 1946)            Non-party
15 May 2000 -  2 May 2005  Francesco Storace                  (b. 1959)            AN
 2 May 2005 -              Piero Marrazzo                     (b. 1958)            LU



Liguria

[Liguria Region]
                Adopted 7 Jul 1997 

Presidents
Jul 1970 - Apr 1975        Gianni Dagnino                                          DC
Apr 1975 - Jul 1975        Giorgio Verda                                           DC
Jul 1975 - Jun 1979        Angelo Carossino                   (b. 1929)            PCI
Jun 1979 - Oct 1980        Armando Magliotto                  (b. 1927 - d. 2005)  PCI
Oct 1980 - Sep 1981        Giovanni Persico                                        PRI
Sep 1981 - May 1983        Alberto Teardo                     (b. 1937)            PSI
Aug 1983 - Mar 1990        Rinaldo Magnani                    (b. 1930 - d. 2006)  PSI
14 Mar 1990 - 27 Sep 1990  Renzo Muratore                                          PSI
28 Sep 1990 - 14 Jan 1992  Giacomo Gualco                     (b. 1936)            DC
15 Jan 1992 - 20 Jul 1994  Edmondo Ferrero                                         DC/PPI
21 Jul 1994 - Apr 2000     Giancarlo Mori                     (b. 1938)            PSI
Apr 2000 - 14 Apr 2005     Sandro Biasotti                    (b. 1948)            PPLO
14 Apr 2005 -              Claudio Burlando                   (b. 1954)            LU



Lombardia (Lombardy)

[Lombardia Region]
         Adopted 12 Jun 1975 Unofficial

Presidents
29 Jul 1970 - 27 Jun 1974  Piero Bassetti                     (b. 1928)             DC
27 Jun 1974 -  1 Oct 1979  Cesare Golfari                     (b. 1932)             DC
 1 Oct 1979 - 17 Jul 1987  Giuseppe Guzzetti                  (b. 1934?)            DC
17 Jul 1987 - 31 Jan 1989  Bruno Tabacci                      (b. 1946)             DC
31 Jan 1989 - 12 Dec 1992  Giuseppe Giovenzana                                      DC
12 Dec 1992 -  3 Jun 1994  Fiorella Ghilardotti (f)           (b. 1946)             PDS
 3 Jun 1994 - 27 Jun 1995  Paolo Arrigoni                                           LL
27 Jun 1995 -              Roberto Formigoni                  (b. 1947)             UDC



Marche (The Marches)

[Marche Region]
        Adopted 15 Mar 1980 Unofficial

Presidents
Aug 1970 - Dec 1972        Giuseppe Serrini                                         DC
Dec 1972 - Sep 1975        Dino Tiberi                                              DC
Sep 1975 - Sep 1978        Adriano Ciaffi                                           DC
Sep 1978 - Jul 1990        Emidio Massi                                             PSI
23 Jul 1990 - 19 Jul 1993  Rodolfo Giampaoli                                        DC
30 Jul 1993 -  3 Jul 1995  Gaetano Recchi                                           PSI
 4 Jul 1995 - 18 Apr 2005  Vito D'Ambrosio                    (b. 1943)             PDS
18 Apr 2005 -              Gian Mario Spacca                  (b. 1953)             LU



Molise

[Molise Region]
        Adopted 21 Jun 1978 Unofficial

Presidents
 7 Aug 1970 - 24 Mar 1973  Carlo Vitale                                             DC
24 Mar 1973 - 16 Jul 1976  Giustino D'Uva (1st time)                                DC
16 Jul 1976 - 31 Mar 1982  Florindo D'Aimmo                                         DC
31 Mar 1982 -  3 May 1984  Giustino D'Uva (2nd time)                                DC
 3 May 1984 - 14 Oct 1985  Ulderico Adolfo Colagiovanni                             DC
14 Oct 1985 - 16 Jan 1988  Paolo Nuvoli                                             DC
16 Jan 1988 - 27 Jul 1990  Ferdinando Di Laura Frattura                             DC
27 Jul 1990 -  3 Aug 1992  Enrico Santoro                     (b. 1932)             DC
 3 Aug 1992 - 15 Mar 1994  Luigi Di Bartolomeo                (b. 1943)             DC
15 Mar 1994 -  7 Jun 1995  Giovanni Di Giandomenico                                 DC
 7 Jun 1995 -  9 Feb 1998  Marcello Veneziale (1st time)      (b. 1941)             MDP
 9 Feb 1998 - 24 Feb 1999  Michele Iorio (1st time)           (b. 1948)             PPI
24 Feb 1999 - 16 Apr 2000  Marcello Veneziale (2nd time)      (s.a.)                MDP
16 Apr 2000 - 29 Nov 2001  Giovanni Di Stasi                  (b. 1950)             DS
29 Nov 2001 -              Michele Iorio (2nd time)           (s.a.)                PPI



Piemonte (Piedmont)

[Piemonte Region]
             Adopted 24 Nov 1995 

Presidents
23 Jul 1970 - 11 Oct 1973  Edoardo Calleri Di Sala            (b. 1927? - d. 2002) DC
21 Dec 1973 - 31 Jul 1973  Gianni Oberto Tarena               (b. 1902 - d. 1980)  DC
 1 Aug 1975 - 27 Jul 1980  Aldo Viglione (1st time)           (b. 1923 - d. 1988)  PSI
28 Jul 1980 -  9 May 1983  Ezio Enrietti                                           PSI
15 Jul 1983 - 31 Jul 1985  Aldo Viglione (2nd time)           (s.a.)               PSI 
 1 Aug 1985 - 25 Jul 1990  Vittorio Beltrami                  (b. 1926)            DC
25 Jul 1990 - 22 Feb 1994  Gian Paolo Brizio (1st time)                            DC
22 Feb 1994                Sergio Marchino                                         DC
22 Feb 1994 -  3 Mar 1995  Gian Paolo Brizio (2nd time)                            PPI
29 May 1995 - 27 Apr 2005  Enzo Ghigo                         (b. 1953)            FI
27 Apr 2005 -              Mercedes Bresso (f)                (b. 1944)            DS/LU



Puglia
 
[Puglia Region former flag]
             8 Sep 1988 - 10 Aug 2001
   

[Puglia Region]
               Adopted 10 Aug 2001

Presidents
27 Jul 1970 -  4 Aug 1975  Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi (1st time) (b. 1924 - d. 1992)  DC
 4 Aug 1975 - 23 Dec 1978  Nicola Rotolo                                           DC
23 Dec 1978 - 17 May 1983  Nicola Quarta                                           DC
17 May 1983 - 23 Sep 1985  Angelo Monfredi (acting)                                DC
23 Sep 1983 -  1 Oct 1985  Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi (2nd time) (s.a.)               DC
 1 Oct 1985 - 29 Aug 1988  Salvatore Fitto                    (b. 1941 - d. 1988)  DC
29 Aug 1988 - 23 Nov 1988  Franco Borgia (acting)                                  DC
23 Nov 1988 -  8 Oct 1990  Giuseppe Colasanto                                      DC
 8 Oct 1990 - 23 Oct 1992  Michele Bellomo                                         DC
23 Oct 1992 -  4 Dec 1992  Cosimo Convertino                                       PSI
 4 Dec 1992 -  3 Sep 1993  Giovanni Copertino                 (b. 1943)            DC
 3 Sep 1993 -  1 Mar 1994  Vito Savino                                             DC
 1 Mar 1994 - 27 Jun 1995  Giuseppe Martellotta                                    DC
27 Jun 1995 - Apr 2000     Salvatore Distaso                                       PRI
Apr 2000 - 29 Apr 2005     Raffaele Fitto                     (b. 1969)            FI
29 Apr 2005 -              Nichi Vendola                      (b. 1958)            LU



Toscana (Tuscany)

[Toscana Region]
           Adopted 3 Feb 1995 Unofficial

Presidents
28 Jul 1970 - 26 Sep 1978  Lelio Lagorio                      (b. 1925)            PSI
26 Sep 1978 - 31 May 1983  Mario Leone                        (b. 1922)            PSI
31 May 1983 - 10 Jul 1990  Gianfranco Bartolini               (b. 1927 - d. 1992)  PCI
10 Jul 1990 - 11 Jan 1992  Marco Marcucci                     (b. 1949)            PCI
11 Jan 1992 - 18 May 2000  Vannino Chiti                      (b. 1947)            PCI/PDS
18 May 2000 -              Claudio Martini                    (b. 1951)            PDS



Umbria
 
[Umbria Region]
                Adopted 26 Nov 2003
[Umbria Region official variant from 2004]
   Adopted 18 May 2004 Official Variant

Presidents
Jul 1970 - May 1976        Pietro Conti                       (b. 1928 - d. 1988)  PSI
May 1976 - May 1987        Germano Morri                                           PCI
May 1987 - Jun 1992        Francesco Mandarini                                     PCI
Jun 1992 - 1993            Francesco Ghirelli                                      PCI/PDS
1993 - 1995                Claudio Carnieri                   (b. 1944)            PDS
Jun 1995 - Apr 2000        Bruno Bracalente                   (b. 1949)            PDS
Apr 2000 -                 Maria Rita Lorenzetti (f)          (b. 1953)            PDS



Veneto (Venetia)

[Veneto Region 1975-1999]
           20 May 1975 - 22 Feb 1999

[Veneto Region]
              Adopted 22 Feb 1999

Presidents
 1 Aug 1970 - 21 Apr 1972  Angelo Tomelleri (1st time)        (b. 1924 - d. 1985)  DC
21 Apr 1972 - 25 May 1972  Luigi Tartari (1st time)                                DC
26 May 1972 - 15 Feb 1973  Piero Feltrin                                           DC
16 Feb 1973 - 12 Mar 1973  Luigi Tartari (2nd time)                                DC
13 Mar 1973 -  3 Aug 1980  Angelo Tomelleri (2nd time)        (s.a.)               DC
 4 Aug 1980 - 22 Jul 1989  Carlo Bernini                      (b. 1936)            DC
24 Jul 1989 -  8 Aug 1989  Umberto Carraro                                         PSI
 9 Aug 1989 -  3 Jul 1992  Gianfranco Cremonese                                    DC
 4 Jul 1992 -  9 Nov 1992  Amalia Sartori (f)                 (b. 1947)            DC
11 Nov 1992 - 24 Feb 1993  Franco Frigo                       (b. 1953)            DC
25 Feb 1993 - 10 May 1993  Renzo Burro                        (b. 1939)            PSI
11 May 1993 - 10 May 1994  Giuseppe Pupillo                                        PCI/PDS
11 May 1994 - 26 May 1994  Floriano Pra                                            DC
27 May 1994 - 25 Jun 1995  Aldo Bottin                                             DC
26 Jun 1995 -              Giancarlo Galan                    (b. 1956)            FI







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