Domenico Corcione
Domenico Corcione | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 17 January 1995 – 17 May 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Lamberto Dini |
| Preceded by | Cesare Previti |
| Succeeded by | Beniamino Andreatta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1929 Turin, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 3 January 2020 (aged 90) Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Modena Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Italy |
| Branch/service | Italian Army |
| Years of service | 1950–1993 |
| Rank | Army corps general |
Domenico Corcione (20 April 1929 – 3 January 2020) was an Italian general who served as defence minister of Italy between 1995 and 1996.
Early life and education
Corcione was born in Turin on 20 April 1929.[1] He entered Modena Military Academy in 1950 and graduated in 1952.[1]
Career
Corcione was a general and served as the chief of the defence staff.[2][3] Then he was appointed defence minister, being the first military figure to hold the post in the history of the Italian Republic.[2][4] He was appointed to the post on 17 January 1995 and served in the cabinet led by the Prime Minister Lamberto Dini until 17 May 1996.[1][5][6] While serving as the minister of defence Corcione reported on 8 February 1996 that the Fascist Italian army employed the poisonous gas during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War between 1935 and 1937.[7][8]
Death
On 3 January 2020, Corcione died in Turin at age 90.[9]
Decorations
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Order of Military Merit (Grand Officer; Brazil)[10] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Generale C.A. Domenico Corcione" (in italiano). Ministry of Defense. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nicola Labanca (January 2011). "Defense policy in the Republic of Italy: Frames and issues" (PDF). UNISCI Discussion Papers (25). ISSN 1696-2206. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2017.
- ↑ D. Fonzo; et al. (December 2003). "Spot urinary iodine concentration as a measure of dietary iodine, evaluated in over 3800 young male subjects undergoing medical check-up preliminary to military enrolment in Piemonte and Aosta Valley (Italy)". Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 26 (12): 1190. doi:10.1007/BF03349155. S2CID 22769511.
- ↑ Tom Kington (21 November 2011). "Finmeccanica, Italy Work To Shed Debt". Defense News. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ Daniel J. Wakin (17 January 1995). "Dini presents cabinet". Associated Press. Rome. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ Gianfranco Pasquino (1996). "The Government of Lamberto Dini". In Mario Caciagli; David I. Kertser (eds.). Italian Politics: The Stalled Transition. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-3186-7.
- ↑ Luigi Prosperi (2016). "The Missed Italian Nuremberg: The History of an Internationally-Sponsored Amnesty". SSRN Electronic Journal: 4. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2887267.
- ↑ Liz Wren-Owens (2007). "Tabucchi's Brutal Empires". Modern Language Review. 102 (3): 733. doi:10.2307/20467430. JSTOR 20467430. S2CID 163001809.
- ↑ "Generale ed ex Ministro della difesa, è morto Domenico Corcione". Nuova Periferia (in italiano). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ↑ (in Portuguese) Decree. Government of Brazil. 25 July 1995. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022.
External links
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