Aldo Moro

Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro (September 23, 1916 – May 9, 1978) was an Italian politician who was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from December 4, 1963 through June 24, 1968. He was also the Italian Minister of Justice, the Italian Minister of Education, and the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. His political career would last from 1963 from 1974. He was a Roman Catholic.

Aldo Moro
38th Prime Minister of Italy
In office December 4, 1963 – June 24, 1968
President	Antonio Segni Giuseppe Saragat
Deputy	Pietro Nenni
Preceded by	Giovanni Leone
Succeeded by	Giovanni Leone
In office November 23, 1974 – July 29, 1976
President	Giovanni Leone
Deputy	Ugo La Malfa
Preceded by	Mariano Rumor
Succeeded by	Giulio Andreotti
Minister of Justice
In office July 6, 1955 – May 15, 1957
Prime Minister	Antonio Segni
Preceded by	Michele De Pietro
Succeeded by	uido Gonella
Minister of Public Instruction
In office May 19, 1957 – February 15, 1959
Prime Minister	Adone Zoli Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Paolo Rossi
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Medici
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office December 28, 1964 – March 5, 1965
Preceded by	Giuseppe Saragat
Succeeded by	Amintore Fanfani
In office December 30, 1965 – February 28, 1966
Preceded by	Amintore Fanfani
Succeeded by	Amintore Fanfani
In office May 5, 1969 – July 29, 1972
Prime Minister	Mariano Rumor Emilio Colombo Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by	Pietro Nenni
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Medici
In office July 7, 1973 – November 23, 1974
Prime Minister	Mariano Rumor
Preceded by	Giuseppe Medici
Succeeded by	Mariano Rumor
Personal details
Born	Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro (1916-09-23)September 23, 1916 Maglie, Apulia, Italy
Died	May 9, 1978(1978-05-09) (aged 61) Rome, Latium, Italy
Cause of death	Murder by firearm
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Christian Democracy

Life

Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro was born on September 23, 1916 in Maglie, Apulia, Italy and studied at the University of Bari and at Sapienza University of Rome. Moro was married and had 4 children.

Death

Moro was kidnapped on March 16, 1978 by the Red Brigades (BR), a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization. On May 9, 1978, the Red Brigades said that he would go free so they sent him to a car. As Moro began to enter the car, he was fatally shot after 55 days of his captivity. He was 61 years old.^[1] In fact, Pope Paul VI "offered himself in exchange … for Aldo Moro …".^[2]