Aldo Moro

Italian politician (1916-1978)

  • Fame67.2
  • Momentum6.8
  • Wikipedia64.6K
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Lived 1916–1978, aged 62Italy
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  • Era
    1916–1978
    Aged 62
  • Known for
    Agnelli
    2017
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

An Italian prime minister who tried to bring communists into government — and was kidnapped by far-left terrorists who held him 55 days, then killed him.

Biography

About

Aldo Moro was born 23 September 1916 and rose through Christian Democracy's centre-left wing, serving as party secretary from March 1959 to January 1964. He led Italy as prime minister for five terms between December 1963 and July 1976 — more than six years total — and twice served as foreign minister, where he pushed a pro-Arab policy. His reforms modernized the country's social and economic fabric, but his most consequential move was the Historic Compromise: an accommodation with Communist Party leader Enrico Berlinguer that redrew the possible borders of Italian politics. On 16 March 1978,…

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Aldo Moro
said
The party seeks to engage with reality, to guide and shape it according to its intuition, in the light of its human ideals.
*La democrazia incompiuta, I Progetti del Corriere della Sera, I Maestri del pensiero democratico, n. 10, p. 25.
Aldo Moro
said
Nehru is undoubtedly one of humanity’s great figures and had already secured his place in history during his lifetime.
*La democrazia incompiuta, I Progetti del Corriere della Sera, I Maestri del pensiero democratico, n. 10, p. 25.
Aldo Moro
said
To get things done, one needs all the time that is required.
*La democrazia incompiuta, I Progetti del Corriere della Sera, I Maestri del pensiero democratico, n. 10, p. 25.
Aldo Moro
said
There must be no scapegoats, no human sacrifices... The Christian Democrats are closing ranks around their own...
*La democrazia incompiuta, I Progetti del Corriere della Sera, I Maestri del pensiero democratico, n. 10, p. 25.
Aldo Moro
said
When one speaks the truth, one must not regret having spoken it: the truth is always enlightening.
*Il diritto, 1944-1945: lezioni di filosofia del diritto tenute presso l'Universita di Bari, Cacucci, 1978.
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Fame
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67.2
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Momentum6.8
Historical26.3
Now attention29.6
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
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