  emilio colombo (11 april 1920 â 24 june 2013) was an italian politician and the prime minister of italy from 1970 to 1972. in addition to having held top positions in italian governments, he was also active in european politics. in 2003 he was appointed to be an italian senator for life, a seat which he held until his death. in the first five years as senator, he was an independent. from 2008 until his death in june 2013, colombo was a member of the autonomies group, formed mainly by elects in trentino-alto adige/sÃ¼dtirol. ==early life and education== colombo was born in potenza, basilicata on 11 april 1920.page at senate website  he held a law degree. ==career== colombo entered politics as a member of the christian democracy in 1948. he was firstly elected to the parliament in 1948. havi
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