List of Italian Presidents by longevity
Italian Presidents' ages
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List of Italian Presidents by longevity

Section Title: Italian Presidents' ages
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#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

1	Enrico De Nicola	9 November 1877	1 January 1948	70 years, 53 days	12 May 1948	4,159 days	1 October 1959	29,910 days (81 years, 326 days)

2	Luigi Einaudi	24 March 1874	12 May 1948	74 years, 49 days	11 May 1955	2,364 days	30 October 1961	31,996 days (87 years, 220 days)

3	Giovanni Gronchi	10 September 1887	11 May 1955	67 years, 243 days	11 May 1962	6,003 days	17 October 1978	33,274 days (91 years, 37 days)

4	Antonio Segni	2 February 1891	11 May 1962	71 years, 98 days	6 December 1964	2,917 days	1 December 1972	29,887 days (81 years, 303 days)

5	Giuseppe Saragat	19 September 1898	29 December 1964	66 years, 101 days	29 December 1971	6,009 days	11 June 1988	32,772 days (89 years, 266 days)

6	Giovanni Leone	3 November 1908	29 December 1971	63 years, 56 days	15 June 1978	8,548 days	9 November 2001	33,974 days (93 years, 6 days)

7	Sandro Pertini	25 September 1896	9 July 1978	81 years, 287 days	29 June 1985	1,701 days	24 February 1990	34,119 days (93 years, 152 days)

8	Francesco Cossiga	26 July 1928	3 July 1985	56 years, 342 days	28 April 1992	6,685 days	17 August 2010	29,972 days (82 years, 22 days)

9	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro	9 September 1918	28 May 1992	73 years, 262 days	15 May 1999	7,214 days	29 January 2012	34,110 days (93 years, 142 days)

10	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	9 December 1920	18 May 1999	78 years, 160 days	15 May 2006	4,657 days	16 September 2016	34,980 days (95 years, 282 days)

11	Giorgio Napolitano	29 June 1925	15 May 2006	80 years, 320 days	14 January 2015	1,491 days	Living	34,197 days (93 years, 229 days)

12	Sergio Mattarella	23 July 1941	3 February 2015	73 years, 195 days	Incumbent	Incumbent	Living	28,329 days (77 years, 205 days)

#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

Sentence(s)

The oldest person to become president was Sandro Pertini, at the age of 81 years, 287 days.

final_sentence: The oldest person to become president was Sandro Pertini, at the age of 81 years, 287 days.