Provisional Head of State

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The Provisional Head of State was the temporary chief of state of Italy who led the country’s transition from monarchy to republic after World War II, a role first held by Enrico De Nicola.

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Provisional Head of State of Italy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Italian Republic
appointedBy Italian Constituent Assembly
constitutionalStatus interim head of state
country Italy
endTime 1948
firstHolder Enrico De Nicola
followedBy President of Italy
surface form: President of the Italian Republic
governmentBranch executive
headOfGovernmentRelationship coexisted with office of President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
historicalContext aftermath of World War II in Italy
jurisdiction Italian state
languageOfLabel Italian
legalBasis Italian institutional referendum of 1946
decisions of the Italian Constituent Assembly
nativeLabel Capo provvisorio dello Stato
officeHolder Enrico De Nicola
officeScope national
officeType provisional office
temporary office
precededBy King of Italy
replacedByOffice President of the Italian Republic
residence Quirinal Palace
roleIn transition from monarchy to republic in Italy
startTime 1946
stateHeadTitle chief of state of Italy
successorOfficeEstablished Constitution of Italy
surface form: 1948 Constitution of Italy
symbolOf Italian republican transition
timePeriod post–World War II

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President of Italy inauguralHolderTitle Provisional Head of State
Enrico De Nicola positionHeld Provisional Head of State
this entity surface form: Provisional Head of State of Italy