Franco Bounous (died 27 April 1987) was an Italian diplomat.
Bounous was the
3rd Italian Ambassador to Cyprus.
Later, he became the
10th Italian Ambassador to Pakistan.
On 18 April 1945, he married Italian writer
Alba de Céspedes y Bertini
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From a letter written by De Céspedes in 1958, it can be evinced that the two had decided to split, due to her inability, due to her professional career, to follow Bounous around the world. Eventually, however, the two stayed together until Bounous' death in 1987.
Bounous was made a
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit
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of the Italian Republic by the Italian State on 27 December 1966.
He died on 27 April 1987.
See also
*
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)
*
Foreign relations of Italy
References
Ambassadors of Italy to Pakistan
Italian diplomats
Year of birth missing
1987 deaths
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