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Giovanni Giolitti

Italian statesman who served as Prime Minister five times

Did you know?He was a master of the political tactic known as trasformismo, which involved building flexible, centrist coalitions to maintain power.

Giovanni Giolitti (Italian pronunciation:; 27 October 1842 – 17 July 1928) was an Italian statesman who was the prime minister of Italy five times between 1892 and 1921. He is the longest-serving democratically elected prime minister in Italian history, and the second-longest serving overall after Benito Mussolini.

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Age at death: 85
Years since death: 98

Born: October 27, 1842 · Mondovì, Italy
Died: July 17, 1928
Nationality: Italian
Known for: Politics

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Children: Enrichetta Chiaraviglio-Giolitti, Maria Giolitti

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