Presidency of Giovanni Gronchi (11 mai 1955 – 11 mai 1962)

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Giovanni Gronchi (10 September 1887 – 17 October 1978) was a Christian Democratic Italian politician who served as the third President of Italy from 1955 to 1962 and was marked by a controversial and failed attempt to bring about an "opening to the left" in Italian politics. He was reputed the real holder of the executive power in Italy from 1955 to 1962, backward the various Prime Ministers of this time.