Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (born 1896)

Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio "Sandro" Pertini was an Italian socialist politician and statesman who served as President of Italy from 1978 to 1985.

The president of Italy, officially titled President of the Italian Republic, is the head of state of Italy. In that role, the president represents national unity and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president is the commander-in-chief of the Italian Armed Forces and chairs the High Council of the Judiciary. The president serves a seven-year term, with no term limits. The incumbent president is former constitutional judge Sergio Mattarella, who was elected on 31 January 2015, and re-elected on 29 January 2022.