Aurelio Sabbatini

Aurelio Sabbatini (Mantua, 14 November 1879- Present) is the former Prime Minister of Italy, a member of the Chamber of Deputies and leader of the Liberal Union.

Early life: 1879-1900
Aurelio Sabbatini was born into a middle-class family in Mantua on the 14th November 1879. Sabbatini after finishing learning in a local school in Mantua moved to Venice where he gained a degree in law in 1900.

Before becoming a Deputy: 1900-1909
After finishing university Aurelio Sabbatini soon became a lawyer. The most notable moment of his lawyer's careeer was when Aurelio Sabbatini was in 1906 when he acted asa defense for banker Marcos di Pasquale. After this trial Marcos and Aurelio became friends.

In 1905 Aurelio Sabbatini joined Prime Minister's Giovanni Giolitti party. With financial help from Marcos di Pasquale, he was elected as a deputy in 1909.

Deputy of Italy, Minister of Justice: 1909-1917
Aurelio Sabbatini quickly rose in influence among members of the party thanks to his financial supporters. He aligned himself with classical-liberal wing of the party.

In 1913 Aurelio Sabbatini was reelected as deputy of Italy as a member of Liberal Union. Soon afterward he was assigned as minister of justice.

Prime Minister: 1917-1921
After the assassination of Paolo Boselli in 1917 Aurelio Sabbatini was assigned as the prime minister. He led the state in a purely pragmatic way rather than sticking to his ideological beliefs.

He led the state in its final year of the Great War, removing Luigi Cadorna as chief of staff and assigning Romano Giovanucci instead. Casualties in the war decreased after the replacement. After the end of the war, he was one of the Big Four, the main Allied leaders and participants at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, along with U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau ,and Britain's Prime Minister David Lloyd George. His cabinet had to deal with great social unrest and dissatisfaction over the results of the Treaty of Versailles, concerning territorial rewards in favor of Italy at the end of World War I.

In 1919 he arrested chief of staff Romano Giovanucci for shooting at the crowd without gaining permission from the government officials. General Petronio Mancini was assigned as the new chief of staff. Soon after Aurelio Sabbatini has managed to quell the major socialist uprising with the help of military forces.

He led Liberal Union to a victory in the election of 1919, even though Liberal Union lost 51 seats. Nevertheless, Aurelio Sabbatini has managed to pass the minimum wage bill and a bill that would increase veteran stipends in order to ensure the stability of the government.

The same year Aurelio Sabbatini has also defeated a fascist uprising by the blackshirts, barely surviving the uprising himself. Leader of the fascist party Benito Mussolini was executed. His ringleaders, including chief of staff Petronio Mancini, were also arrested. Prime Minister has ensured that the propositon to ban the fascist party would pass in the Chamber of Deputies. However, the king of Italy decided to veto this proposition.

In 1921 after numerous assassinations and shootouts on the streets the king has decided to declare an election. This election turned out to be pretty disastrous for the Liberal Union. The party lost 126 seats, only keeping 93 seats. However, the party remained the second biggest in the chamber of Deputies. Aurelio Sabbatini resigned as the party leader soon after.

Retirement: 1921-Present
Aurelio Sabbatini has decided to step down as a member of chamber of deputies as he claims that he has aged a lot since 1919 and cannot continue to be a member under these circumstances. It is known that the former prime minister has moved to his mansion in Sicily after the election.