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Manlio Brosio

Italian lawyer and politician (1897–1980)

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Italian lawyer and politician (1897–1980)

Field	Value
name	Manlio Giovanni Brosio
image	Officiële opening van het NAVO-hoofdkwartier in Brunssum. Een toost wordt uitgeb, Bestanddeelnr 041-0552 (cropped).jpg
caption	Brosio in 1967
order	4th Secretary General of NATO
term_start	1 August 1964
term_end	1 October 1971
predecessor	Dirk Stikker
successor	Joseph Luns
birth_name	Manlio Giovanni Brosio
birth_date
birth_place	Turin, Italy
death_date
death_place	Turin, Italy
party	Italian Liberal Party
allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
branch	Royal Italian Army
unit	Alpini
battles	World War I
alma_mater	University of Turin
relations	Vanna Brosio (niece)
office1	Minister of War
termend1	13 July 1946
termstart1	10 December 1945
primeminister1	Alcide De Gasperi
predecessor1	Stefano Jacini
successor1	Cipriano Facchinetti
office2	Deputy Prime Minister
primeminister2	Ferruccio Parri
term_start2	21 June 1945
term_end2	10 December 1945
alongside2	Pietro Nenni
predecessor2	Palmiro Togliatti
successor2	Pietro Nenni

Manlio Brosio (10 July 1897 – 14 March 1980) was an Italian lawyer, diplomat, politician and the fourth Secretary General of NATO between 1964 and 1971.

Early life

Brosio was born in Turin to Edoardo Brosio and Fortunata Curadelli. He studied law at the University of Turin. During World War I, he served in the Alpine regiment as an artillery officer. After the war, he graduated from university and in 1920 entered politics. Later, his political activity was barred because of his opposition to fascism.

Career

During World War II, after the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943, Brosio went underground and later became a member of the National Liberation Committee. After the war he re-entered politics, and became deputy prime minister and in 1945, the Minister of War.

In January 1947, Brosio became the Italian ambassador to the Soviet Union and got involved with the peace treaty negotiations between the countries. In 1952, he became ambassador to the UK, to the US in 1955, and to France from 1961 to 1964.

On 12 May 1964, the NATO council chose Brosio to succeed Dirk Stikker as secretary general. He resigned on 3 September 1971. On 29 September 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Personal life and death

Brosio died in Turin. He was the uncle of singer and television presenter Vanna Brosio.

Honors

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross]] – 2 June 1955

References

NATO Who is Who? Secretary General Manlio Brosio. Retrieved 2 October 2005.

References

Sergio Miravalle. "Intervista Giorgio e Paolo astigiani celebri". ''[[La Stampa]]''. 27 July 1996. p.3.

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