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Chronology of Italy (1915-2011) | |||
'''1922''' : in a context of social crisis, Mussolini marches on Rome at the head of his militias, the black shirts. King Victor Emmanuel II entrusted him with the government. | * '''1915-1918''' : Italy participates in the First World War alongside the Allies. | ||
* '''1922''' : in a context of social crisis, Mussolini marches on Rome at the head of his militias, the black shirts. King Victor Emmanuel II entrusted him with the government. | |||
* '''1922-1943''' : Mussolini establishes a fascist regime. | |||
* '''1935-36''' : conquest of Ethiopia. | |||
* '''1940''' : Italy goes to war alongside Nazi Germany. | |||
* '''1943''' : Anglo-American landing. Mussolini takes refuge in the North where he creates the Republic of Salo. | |||
* '''1944''' : Victor Emmanuel II abdicates. | |||
* '''1945''' : Mussolini is arrested and shot. | |||
* '''1946''' : a referendum puts an end to royalty; the republic is proclaimed; The Christian Democracy (DC) dominates political life. | |||
* '''1957''' : Italy is one of the six founding members of the European Economic Community. | |||
* '''1963''' : Aldo Moro takes the head of a coalition government Christian Democracy-Italian Socialist Party (PSI). | |||
* '''1968-1972''' : period of political instability and social unrest. beginning of the " years of lead ", marked by far-right and far-left terrorism. | |||
* '''1976''' : "Historical compromise"; alliance between Christian democracy and the powerful Communist Party, until then ostracized. | |||
* '''1978''' : assassination of former Council President Aldo Moro by the Red Brigades. | |||
* '''1980''' : an attack, perpetrated by the extreme right, makes 84 dead in the station of Bologna. | |||
* '''1983''' : thanks to the decline of the Christian Democracy Bettino Craxi is the first socialist president of the council. | |||
* '''1991''' : the Communist Party transforms into the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS). | |||
* '''February 1992''' : start of " Clean Mains " ( ''Mani pulite'' ), a legal operation launched against corruption in the political world. | |||
* '''April 1992''' : decline of traditional political parties and emergence of the Northern League (an ultraconservative regionalist party) during the legislative elections. | |||
* '''May 1992''' : Assassination of anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone. | |||
* '''February 1993''' : implicated in the operation "Clean hands", the president of the Socialist Party Bettino Craxi resigns. He went into exile in Tunisia in 1994 to evade justice which sentenced him to 27 years in prison. | |||
* '''April 1993''' : the electoral law is amended by referendum. A majority vote is introduced to put an end to government instability. | |||
* '''1994''' : Victory in the legislative elections of the right-wing coalition led by businessman Silvio Berlusconi . It brings together his party Forza Italia, the Northern League of Umberto Bossi and the neo-fascists of the National Alliance, led by Gianfranco Fini. Umberto Bossi will break up the coalition a few months later. | |||
* '''1996''' : victory of the " Olivier ", a center-left coalition in the legislative elections; Romano Prodi becomes Chairman of the Board. | |||
* '''1998''' : Massimo d'Alema, leader of the Left Democrats (DS, ex-PDS), becomes President of the Council. | |||
* '''April 2000''' : the defeat of the center-left coalition in the regional elections leads to the resignation of Massimo d'Alema who is replaced by Giuliano Amato. | |||
* '''2001''' | |||
** '''May''' : victory for the right-wing coalition, the Maison des Libertés, led by Silvio Berlusconi who wins an absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. | |||
** '''August''' : adoption by the parliament of the decriminalization of the offense of forgery in balance sheet. | |||
** '''October''' : referendum on federalism. 64% of voters approve the law strengthening the power of regions and local communities. | |||
'''2001''' | |||
'''May''' : victory for the right-wing coalition, the Maison des Libertés, led by Silvio Berlusconi who wins an absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. | |||
'''August''' : adoption by the parliament of the decriminalization of the offense of forgery in balance sheet. | |||
'''October''' : referendum on federalism. 64% of voters approve the law strengthening the power of regions and local communities | |||
* '''2002''' | |||
** '''March''' : assassination of Marco Biagi, adviser to the Ministry of Labor, claimed by the "Red Brigades for the constitution of the fighting Communist Party". | |||
** '''April''' : the first general strike in 20 years, called to protest against the social reforms of the Berlusconi government, in particular the relaxation of dismissal rules, paralyzes Italy with 13 million strikers. | |||
** '''July''' : adoption of a law toughening immigration legislation. At the same time, 700,000 undocumented migrants are regularized. | |||
'''2003''' | '''2003''' | ||