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Galeazzo Ciano, conte di Cortellazzo: Quick Facts

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Born March 18, 1903 • Livorno • Italy
Died January 11, 1944 (aged 40) • Verona • Italy
Title / Office foreign minister (1936-1943), Italy
Political Affiliation Fascist Party
Role In World War II • Tripartite Pact
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Italian dictator
Pietro Badoglio.
Pietro Badoglio
Italian general and statesman
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Rodolfo Graziani, marquess di Neghelli
Italian military officer
Portrait of German diplomat Joachim von Ribbentrop in formal attire, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
Joachim von Ribbentrop
German diplomat
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi
president of Finland
Vyacheslav Molotov seated in a suit and tie, looking to the side, with several men behind him in a formal setting.
Vyacheslav Molotov
Russian statesman and diplomat
British prime minister Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
prime minister of United Kingdom
Portrait of Adolf Hitler in a collared shirt and tie, facing forward with a serious expression, circa 1933.
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
Franklin D. Roosevelt smiling and leaning on a surface, holding a cigarette in a holder, wearing a suit and glasses, photographed in 1937.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
president of United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of United States
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
president of France
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
president of United States
W.L. Mackenzie King
W.L. Mackenzie King
prime minister of Canada
Konoe Fumimaro.
Konoe Fumimaro
prime minister of Japan
George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall
American military officer and government official
Pierre Laval.
Pierre Laval
French politician and statesman
Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
prime minister of United Kingdom
Portrait of John Hay Whitney wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking directly at the camera.
John Hay Whitney
American sportsman and businessman
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Georges Bidault
prime minister of France
Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of staff to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II.
William Daniel Leahy
United States admiral and politician

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