defense, stating that "whoever strikes Andreotti actually wants to weaken the role of Italy in Europe". At the end of a long judicial process, Andreotti's liability for events prior to 1980 will be recognized, for which he will however be acquitted by prescription; while for those after 1980 he will be acquitted for not having committed the fact. Piccoli was contrary to the dissolution of the Christian Democracy and in 1994 he didn't join the Italian People's Party. In 1995 he approached the party of United Christian Democrats, born from the initiative of Rocco Buttiglione. In 1997 he founded the movement for the Rebirth of Christian Democracy with other former Christian Democrats, placing it in an alternative center position on the left. The movement did not have large memberships, but participated, also under different denominations, in some local administrative consultations. He died in Rome on 11 April 2000 and was buried in the Monumental Cemetery of Trento. References External links treccani.it 1915 births 2000 deaths Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians 20th-century Italian politicians