Francesco Cossiga

Francesco Cossiga
Cossiga in 1990
8th President of Italy
In office 3 July 1985 – 28 April 1992
Prime Minister	Bettino Craxi Amintore Fanfani Giovanni Goria Ciriaco De Mita Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by	Sandro Pertini
Succeeded by	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
42nd Prime Minister of Italy
In office 4 August 1979 – 18 October 1980
President	Alessandro Pertini
Preceded by	Giulio Andreotti
Succeeded by	Arnaldo Forlani
President of the Italian Senate
In office 12 July 1983 – 3 July 1985
Preceded by	Vittorino Colombo
Succeeded by	Amintore Fanfani
Personal details
Born	(1928-07-26)26 July 1928 Sassari, Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy
Died	17 August 2010(2010-08-17) (aged 82) Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Political party	DC (1945–1992) UDR (1998–1999) UpR (1999–2001) Independent (2001–2010)
Spouse(s)	Giuseppa Sigurani ​ ​ (m. 1960; div. 1998)​
Children	2, including Giuseppe
Alma mater	University of Sassari
Occupation	Professor politician

Francesco Cossiga (26 July 1928 – 17 August 2010) was an Italian politician. He was the 8th President of Italy, serving from July 1985 to April 1992. He was the 42nd Prime Minister of Italy, serving from August 1979 to 1980.

Cossiga was born in Sassari, Sardinia. He died on 17 August 2010 in Rome, Italy from a respiratory infection, aged 82.

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