Antonio Salandra

Prime Minister of Italy

August 13, 1853 Troia, Apulia, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

December 9, 1931(1931-12-09) (78) Rome, Kingdom of Italy

21 March 1914 – 18 June 1916

Antonio Salandra (13 August 1853 – 9 December 1931) was a conservative Italian politician who served as the 21st Prime Minister of Italy between 1914 and 1916. He ensured the entry of Italy in World War I on the side of the Triple Entente (the United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire) to fulfil Italy’s irredentist claims.