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1937
- November-December
- Italy joins German-Japanese anti-Comintern pact; withdraws from the League of Nations on 11 December.
1940
- June
- Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom on 10 June.
1943
- July
- Mussolini ousted following Allied invasion of Italy; Badoglio heads first post-Fascist government.
1944
- June
- Rome liberated by the Allies; Socialists and Communists reaffirm 1934 unity-of-action pact.
1945
- May
- World War II ends in Europe.
- December
- Christian Democrat De Gasperi succeeds Parri as Prime Minister and holds office until 1953.
1946
- June
- Popular referendum votes to end monarchy; Constituent Assembly elected to write new constitution establishing a republic.
1947
- February
- Peace treaty is signed with Allies and Soviet bloc; Saragat's group splits away from Socialist Party in protest against Communist domination and forms Social Democratic Party; Communists and Socialists ousted from cabinet.
- December
- Constitution approved by Parliament.
1948
- April
- National elections; Christian Democrats win parliamentary majority.
1953
- June
- National elections; Christian Democrats lose parliamentary majority.
1954
- October
- Allied Military Government ends.
1955
- October
- Italy joins United Nations.
1957
- January
- Socialists end unity-of-action pact with Communists.
- February
- Italy ratifies European Economic Community (EEC) treaty.
1960
- April
- Christian Democrats form neo-Fascist-supported government.
- July
- Cabinet overthrown by popular anti-Fascist demonstrations.
1962
- February
- Fanfani government initiates opening to the left (cooperation with the Socialists).
1963
- June
- Government crisis, following Christian Democratic and Socialist losses. Communists gain in April national elections.
- December
- Coalition government formed under Christian Democratic Prime Minister Aldo Moro, including Socialist ministers for first time since 1947.
1964
- December
- Social Democratic Saragat elected President.
1965
- March
- Cabinet reshuffle; Moro continues as Prime Minister, Pietro Nenni as Vice Prime Minister, Fanfani becomes Foreign Minister.
1966
- February
- Christian Democratic-Social Democratic-Socialist-Republican coalition with Moro as Prime Minister sworn in on 24 February.
- October
- Social Democratic and Socialist Parties reunified on 30 October.
1967
- July
- First 5-year (1966-70) plan for national economic development becomes law.
1968
- May
- National parliamentary elections on 19 and 20 May result in significant Socialist losses and temporary withdrawal of Socialists from coalition.
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