In the course of a 29-year career in Italian politics, feisty little (5 ft. 4 in.) Amintore Fanfani, 67, has been sometimes down and almost out. He has also been Premier three times, a Cabinet minister in seven governments other than his own, and twice secretary (party leader) of the Christian Democrats, including a stint for the past two years. Last week his leadership of the Christian Democrats, Italy's largest party, ended abruptly. At an emergency national council of the party, Fanfani, whose conglomeration of nicknames Includes "the Tuscan Pony," "the Pint-Sized...
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