Paolo Boselli was an Italian

Italy

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 politician who served as the 34th Prime Minister of Italy during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

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Boselli was born in Savona

Savona

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, Liguria

Liguria

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In June 1916 he was a relatively undistinguished center-right politician and one the oldest members of the Italian parliament, when he was appointed Prime Minister, following the collapse of the Salandra

Antonio Salandra

Antonio Salandra was a conservative Italian politician who served as the 33rd Prime Minister of Italy between 1914 and 1916...

 government as a result of military defeats.
His government fell in October 1917 as a result of the Italian military defeat in the Caporetto

Battle of Caporetto

The Battle of Caporetto , took place from 24 October to 19 November 1917, near the town of Kobarid , on the Austro-Italian front of World War I...

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He died in Rome.