2001Silvio Berlusconi Elected Prime Minister of Italy

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🏛️ First Roman Consuls Elected

First pair of Roman consuls elected.
First Roman Consuls Elected (-505)
Ancient romeGovernmentElectionsRepublicanism
ItalyItaly

🏛️ Gaius Marius Elected to the Roman Senate

Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician
Gaius Marius Elected to the Roman Senate (-116)
Ancient romeGaius MariusElectionsMilitary
ItalyItaly

🇮🇹 Cavour Appointed Prime Minister, Piedmont's Unification Push Begins

King Victor Emmanuel the Second names Count Camillo di Cavour prime minister of Piedmont, thus kickstarting the push for Italian unification.
Cavour Appointed Prime Minister, Piedmont's Unification Push Begins (1852)
Italian UnificationNationalismMonarchyDiplomacy
ItalyItaly

🇮🇹 Italy Abolishes Monarchy, Establishes Republic

Italy Abolishes Monarchy, Establishes Republic (1946)
RepublicPost-WarPolitical TransitionDemocracyMonarchyReferendumElections
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🇮🇹 Italian Years of Lead Begin

The Italy)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Years of Lead, a period of social turmoil, political violence, and upheaval in Italy, begin.
Italian Years of Lead Begin (1968)
Political ViolenceTerrorismSocial UnrestCold WarPolitical Instability
ItalyItaly

🇮🇹 Silvio Berlusconi Elected Prime Minister of Italy

Media magnate Silvio Berlusconi was elected Prime Minister of Italy.
Silvio Berlusconi Elected Prime Minister of Italy (2001)
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ItalyItaly