Carlo
Sforza was
born in Montignoso, Italy in 1873. He entered
the diplomatic service and after the First World
War became foreign minister under Giovanni
Giolitti. In 1921 Sforza upset right-wing forces by signing
the Rapallo Treaty which returned the
important port of Fiume to Yugoslavia.
Sforza was ambassador to
France but resigned from office when Benito
Mussolini
gained power in 1922. He led the anti-fascist opposition in the Senate
until being forced into exile in 1926. While living in exile Sforza
published the books, European Dictatorships
and Contemporary Italy.
Sforza lived in France
until the German occupation in June 1940.
He then settled in England where he lived
until moving on to the United States.
After Italy surrendered
in September 1943, Sforza returned to his country and in June 1944
he accepted the offer of Invanoe Bonomi
to join his provisional antifascist government. Carlo
Sforza died in 1952.
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