Achille Corona (1914–1979) was an Italian socialist politician, lawyer and journalist. He served at the

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and

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. He was the minister of tourism and entertainment in the

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, second and third cabinet of

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Aldo Moro Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro (; 23 September 1916 – 9 May 1978) was an Italian statesman and a prominent member of the Christian Democracy (DC). He served as prime minister of Italy from December 1963 to June 1968 and then from November 1974 to July ...

between 1963 and 1968. He was the first socialist politician who held the post in Italy.

Biography

Corona was born in

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on 30 July 1914. He received a degree in law. He joined the

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(PSI) in 1933. Corona became editor-in-chief of ''

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'' newspaper during the Nazi occupation of Rome and was active in the Roman Resistance. He was arrested by the

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and imprisoned in

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. After the Liberation he and Tullio Vecchietti together with others formed the group of Proletarian Unity in Rome. Corona was elected deputy for the PSI in the 1948 elections. From 1951 to 1958 he was also socialist

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. Corona served as the head of the Local Authorities Office and of the International Office of the Directorate of the Italian Socialist Party. He was re-elected deputy in the years 1958, 1963 and 1968. He became a senator in 1972. He was appointed minister of tourism and entertainment to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Aldo Moro which he held between 1963 and 1968. Corona was part of the cabinet of Prime Minister

Mariano Rumor Mariano Rumor (; 16 June 1915 – 22 January 1990) was an Italian politician and statesman. A member of the Christian Democracy (DC), he served as the 39th Prime Minister of Italy from December 1968 to August 1970 and again from July 1973 to No ...

as minister of environment in the period between 6 July 1973 and 13 March 1974. He died in Rome on 23 November 1979.

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