Rinaldo "Dino" Del Bo (19 November 1916 – 16 January 1991) was an

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who served in the High Authority of the

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, serving as President of the body between 9 October 1963 and 1967 as the Del Bo Authority.

Biography

He was a prominent exponent of the fascist university organizations of Milan, he collaborated in a branch position in magazines such as ''

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'' and ''Fascist Doctrine''. At first close to the fascist current of mysticism, after 8 September 1943 (date of the

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), together with

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, Carlo Bianchi, David Maria Turoldo, Mario Apollonio and Giovanni Barbareschi, took part in the meetings that led to the foundation of the newspaper ''Il Ribelle''. The newspaper of the Brigate Fiamme Verdi was published in 26 issues. One of the printers, Franco Rovida, and Teresio Olivelli himself ended their existence in a concentration camp. After

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he was MP for four terms among the

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ranks and held various governmental offices, including that of Minister of Foreign Trade in the second Segni government. He organized President Gronchi's trip to the USSR. He was then the fifth president of the ECSC High Authority in the four-year period 1963–1967.

References

1916 births 1991 deaths Italian European Commissioners Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century Italian politicians Deputies of Legislature I of Italy Deputies of Legislature II of Italy Deputies of Legislature III of Italy Deputies of Legislature IV of Italy Members of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community {{Italy-politician-stub