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The following is a timeline of most events in modern Italian history. The sections are divided in decades.

1940s

Includes:

The fall of Fascist Italy and the creation of the Italian Republic.

1950s

Includes:

Italy flourishes under an economic boom, Trieste rejoins Italy.

1960s

Includes:

Economic stagnation and the beginning of the Years of Lead.

1970s

Includes:

The Red Brigades kidnap and murder Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro.

1980s

Includes:

Bettino Craxi becoming Prime Minister of Italy and subsequent Sigonella Crisis.

1990s

Includes:

Tangentopoli and the collapse of the First Republic.

2000s

Includes:

Italy suffering an economic crisis and the wake of the technocratic governments.

2010s

Includes:

Five Star Movement winning the 2017 general election.

2020s

Includes:

Giorgia Meloni winning the 2022 general election, becomes the first female Prime Minister.