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Gianni Agnelli

Italian businessman; grandson of FIAT's founder (1921-2003) · Italy · On the map · Founders · Died at 81

Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli, nicknamed L'Avvocato, was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research. He was the richest man in modern Italian history.

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2003Died24 January 20031977Order of Merit for LabourAward1967Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1943War Cross for Military ValourAward1921Born12 March 1921

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Order of Merit for Labour1977
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1967
War Cross for Military Valour1943
War Merit Cross (Italy)
Commemorative medal of the war period 1940-43

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Italy
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2003 · aged 81

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