Italian Prime Minister. He was the leader of Italy's Christian Democracy Party, serving as Prime Minister of Italy from 1963 to 1968 and again from 1974 to 1976. On March 16, 1978, Moro was kidnapped by the left-wing terrorist group, The Red Brigades, and murdered after 55 days of captivity. He graduated from the University of Bari in 1939. As a professor of law at the University of Bari, he published several books on legal subjects and served as president of the Federazione Universitaria Cattolica Italiana from 1939 to 1942 and the Movimento Laureati Cattolici from 1945 to 1946. He was drafted into Fascist Dictator Mussolini's army during World War II. After World War II, he entered politics and participated in the creation of the 1948 constitution. This led to him holding a succession of cabinet posts, including undersecretary of foreign affairs from 1948 to 1950, minister of justice from 1955 to 1957, and minister of public instruction from 1957 to 1959. Although resigning more than once and rallying back to the office of Prime Minister, he became one of Italy's longest-serving post-war prime ministers, leading the country for more than six years. During his term, many reforms began, such as health insurance, affordable housing, public education, and elderly pensions, and during his 1974 term, worker's compensation. On October 9, 1963, he had to deal with the government-owned Vajont Dam disaster, which destroyed several villages. Detailed reports, which were issued prior to the incident, proved landslides could cause the newly-built dam to be unstable, with a high wave of water crashing over the top of the damn and flooding the villages below the dam. The number of dead from the incident ranged from 1,900 to 2,500 people plus property damage, and compensations were paid. In 1976, he submitted what would be his final resignation, but soon, he was rallying for yet another term as Prime Minister. On 16 March 1978, five of his bodyguards were killed when he was kidnapped from his car. A massive manhunt was commenced with pleas from his family and the Pope for his safe return. After the government continued to refuse to negotiate, the Red Brigade shot him ten times and killed him. In 2012, a file was sent to the Pope suggesting him for sainthood, but the file was closed without action in 2015. He has had several biographical films made of his life.