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Born Apr 3, 1881 · Pieve Tesino, Trento, Italy
Awards: Charlemagne Prize, Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa, Order of San Marino, Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles
Alcide Amedeo Francesco De Gasperi was an Italian politician and statesman who founded the Christian Democracy party and served as prime minister of Italy in eight successive coalition governments from 1945 to 1953.