Yesterday, early afternoon, died on the president emeritus Francesco Cossiga. He was 82 and August 9, was admitted to the Gemelli hospital.
's been a symbol of the First Republic, which gave a great contribto for the start of the second. He was involved in politics since his youth with the Christian Democrats in 1958 and was elected for the first time the Chamber of Deputies. The nickname of "picks" after he was given an interview of the late '80s, where he claimed to want to take a pickaxe to the political system of the time. The firm was one of the most famous policy Cossiga. E 'was Interior Minister during the kidnapping of Aldo Moro, his political master and personal friend of former President, after finding the body of Aldo Moro, submitted his irrevocable resignation.
E 'was controversial, as only the great politicians manage to be. It takes away with him many secrets, including one on the Bologna massacre.