Former Italian president and premier Ciampi dies at 95

Sep 17, 2016 809

by Colleen Barry


Former Italian Prime Minister and President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, a highly respected economist who helped usher in the euro as treasury minister, died on Friday. He was 95. Ciampi's death, after a long illness, was confirmed by the Italian Senate, where he served as senator for life. The senator had been hospitalized in recent days at the Pio XI hospital in Rome after his condition had worsened, news agency ANSA reported, citing Ciampi's doctor. No other details were provided.

Ciampi served as premier of Italy in 1993-1994, when he headed postwar Italy's first technocratic government during the sweeping "Clean Hands" corruption probe that reshaped the country's political landscape. He also held the presidency from 1999-2006 and was governor of the Bank of Italy for 14 years. Premier Matteo Renzi paid tribute to Ciampi, recalling him as "a man of the institutions who served Italy with passion."

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