Francesco Salerno was an Italian

Italy

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 politician.

Lawyer, publicist and member of the Christian Democracy political party, he was appointed Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister office in 1979, during the presidency of Francesco Cossiga

Francesco Cossiga

Francesco Cossiga was an Italian politician, the 43rd Prime Minister and the eighth President of the Italian Republic. He was also a professor of constitutional law at the University of Sassari....

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In addition to achieving high positions in Italian politics, he was for 22 years president of the Matera football club

F.C. Matera

Football Club Matera was an Italian association football club located in Matera, Basilicata.Its colors were white and blue.-History:The club was founded in 1930....

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Orders of Merit

2nd Class / Grand Officer

Italian orders of merit

There are five orders of knighthood awarded in recognition of service to the Italian Republic. Below these sit a number of other decorations, associated and otherwise, that do not confer knighthoods...

: Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana