Historical Figure
Sergio Mattarella
b. 1941
President of Italy since 2015
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Biography
Sergio Mattarella is an Italian politician who has been serving as the president of Italy since 2015. He is the longest-serving president in the history of the Italian Republic. Since Giorgio Napolitano's death in 2023, Mattarella is the only living Italian president.
Timeline
The story of Sergio Mattarella, told in moments.
His brother Piersanti was assassinated by the Mafia while sitting in his car on Epiphany. Sergio was nearby. The murder pushed him into politics and hardened his stance against organized crime.
Served as Minister of Defence under Prime Minister D'Alema. Had previously held posts as Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Minister of Education across multiple governments.
Elected President of Italy on the fourth ballot, backed by the center-left coalition. A quiet, methodical Catholic leftist, he was seen as an antidote to the bombast of Berlusconi-era politics.
Re-elected president despite initially ruling out a second term. Became only the second Italian president to serve twice, after Giorgio Napolitano. Five prime ministers have served under him.
Artifacts (15)
Gentlemen, you have just made your first number one record
empted "Please Please Me" a third time. After the recording, Martin looked over the mixing desk and said, "Gentlemen, you have just made your first number one record". ==== Commercial breakout...
From that moment, we simply never stood still
se Please Me" reached no. 1 on most of the British singles charts upon its release in January 1963. "From that moment, we simply never stood still", he reflected. For the Beatles' first LP, Martin had...
I reckoned that if I was going to devote my life to building up something which ...
but failed, to obtain a royalty on Parlophone's record sales, a practice becoming common in the US: "I reckoned that if I was going to devote my life to building up something which wasn't mine, I...
With that simple sentence, he cut straight through whatever vestige of an umbili...
od revealed to Martin that EMI had made £2.2 million in net profit from Martin's records that year. "With that simple sentence, he cut straight through whatever vestige of an umbilical cord still...
I taught them the importance of the hook. You had to get people's attention in t...
role in refining and arranging the Beatles' self-written songs to make them commercially appealing: "I taught them the importance of the hook. You had to get people's attention in the first ten...
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