Emanuele Grazzi
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Emanuele Grazzi | |
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Italian ambassador to Guatemala | |
In office October 27, 1932 – 1934 | |
Preceded by | Carlos F. Novella |
Succeeded by | |
In office 1939 – November 7, 1940 | |
Preceded by | Giulio Cesare Montagna |
Succeeded by | |
In office 1941 – September 30, 1943 | |
Preceded by | Filippo Anfuso |
Succeeded by | Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri |
In office September 30, 1943 – October 15, 1943 | |
Preceded by | Giuseppe Talamo Atenolfi di Castelnuovo 1896-1983 |
Succeeded by | Augusto Assettati |
Personal details | |
Born | Florence, Kingdom of Italy | May 30, 1891
Died | September 7, 1961 Rome, Italy | (aged 70)
Nationality | ![]() |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Emanuele Grazzi was an Italian diplomat. He was the Italian ambassador to Greece during World War II, delivering Benito Mussolini's ultimatum to Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas on 28 October 1940. The refusal of Italian demands led to the beginning of the Greco-Italian War and Greece's joining of World War II.
References[]
- Luca Micheletta (2002). "GRAZZI, Emanuele". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). 59.
Categories:
- Diplomats from Florence
- 1891 births
- 1961 deaths