Manlio Brosio
Italian politician, lawyer, and diplomat; NATO Secretary General (1897-1980)
Manlio Brosio (10 July 1897 – 14 March 1980) was an Italian lawyer, diplomat, politician and the fourth secretary general of NATO between 1964 and 1971.
Early life
Brosio was born in Turin to Edoardo Brosio and Fortunata Curadelli. He studied law at the University of Turin. During World War I, he served in the Alpine regiment as an artillery officer. After the war, he graduated from university and in 1920 entered politics. Later, his political activity was barred because of his opposition to fascism.
Career
During World War II, after the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943, Brosio went underground and later became a member of the National Liberation Committee. After the war he re-entered politics, and became deputy prime minister and in 1945, the Minister of War.
In January 1947, Brosio became the Italian ambassador to the Soviet Union and got involved with the peace treaty negotiations between the countries. In 1952, he became ambassador to the UK, to the US in 1955, and to France from 1961 to 1964.
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