Born: 29 June 1925 · Died: 22 September 2023 · Age at death: 98
How old was Giorgio Napolitano when he died?
Giorgio Napolitano died aged 98. He was born on 29 June 1925 and died on 22 September 2023.
Former communist who became Italy's longest-serving president and the first to be re-elected, serving from 2006 to 2015
Did you know?He was the first person in Italian history to be elected to the presidency for a second consecutive term.
Quick facts
Date of birth29 June 1925
Date of death22 September 2023
Age at death98
NationalityItalian
BirthplaceNaples, Italy
Occupationpolitician, journalist
Editor's Take:
Giorgio Napolitano was Italy's longest-serving president. A Neapolitan lawyer, he joined the Communist Party as a young man and became a leader of its moderate wing. He served for decades in parliament and was speaker of the Chamber of Deputies. In 2006 he became the first former communist to be elected president. During the debt crisis of 2011 he helped install Mario Monti's technocratic government. In 2013 he was re-elected, the first president to serve two terms. He stepped down in 2015.
Key Milestones
1953: Parliament – elected
1992: Speaker – Chamber of Deputies
1996: Interior minister – first ex-communist
2006: President – elected
Giorgio Napolitano (Italian:; 29 June 1925 – 22 September 2023) was an Italian politician who served as the president of Italy from 2006 to 2015.
Giorgio Napolitano's birthday is June 29. He was born on June 29, 1925 in Naples, Italy.
How old was Giorgio Napolitano when he died?
Giorgio Napolitano died on September 22, 2023, aged 98.
Who shares a birthday with Giorgio Napolitano?
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