San Marino,officially the Republic of San Marino and also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino,is a European microstate and country enclaved by Italy. Located on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains,San Marino is the fifth-smallest country in the world and covers a land area of just over 61 km2,with a population of 33,660 as of 2022.
As the only surviving medieval commune in the Italian Peninsula,the history of San Marino is intertwined with the medieval,Renaissance and modern-day history of the Italian peninsula,according to tradition beginning with its foundation in 301 AD.
Captains Regent are the two heads of state of the Republic of San Marino. They are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council,the country's legislative body. Normally the Regents are chosen from parties in coalition and serve a six-month term. The investiture of the captains regent takes place on 1 April and 1 October every year. This tradition dates back at least to 1243.
Mirko Tomassoni is a Sammarinese politician,who served as Captain Regent of San Marino for the six-month term from October 2007 to April 2008 and the second term from October 2018 until April 2019. He served together with Alberto Selva the first term and with Luca Santolini his second term. He is a Member of the Parliament of San Marino,Member of the ICD Advisory Board,Minister of Culture of San Marino.
Giuseppe Amici was a Sammarinese politician.
Oscar Mina is a Sanmarinese politician,who served as Captain Regent of San Marino with Paolo Rondelli from 1 April to 1 October 2022. He previously served as Captain Regent from 1 April 2009 to October 2009 together with Massimo Cenci.
Antonella Mularoni is a Sammarinese politician who was Captain Regent of San Marino from April 2013 until October 2013 and Secretary for Foreign Affairs. She was the Sammarinese judge for the European Court of Human Rights. She graduated in law from Bologna University.
The Sammarinese Fascist Party or PFS was a fascist political party that ruled San Marino from 1923 to 1943.
Edda Ceccoli was Captain Regent of San Marino from 1 October 1991 to 1 April 1992. She served as co-Regent with Marino Riccardi. She has been elected to two five-year terms in the Great and Good Council. She is a member of Partito Democratico Cristano Sammarinese.
Italy and San Marino have had diplomatic relations since Italian unification. Bilateral relations between Italy and San Marino have gone through various phases and have their official beginning after the Unification of Italy proclaimed in the Subalpine Parliament by Vittorio Emanuele II on 17 March 1861.
Diego Mularoni is a Sammarinese former swimmer,who specialized in freestyle events. He is a three-time Olympian,and a current Sammarinese record holder in the 100,200,400,and 1500 m freestyle since 2001. He has won a total of 13 medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe.
Vanessa D'Ambrosio is a former Captain Regent of San Marino,serving from April until October 2017.
Marino Bollini served as Captain-Regent of San Marino multiple times.
Mariella Mularoni is a Sammarinese politician and one of the Captains Regents of San Marino with Luca Boschi from 1 October 2019 to 1 April 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached San Marino in February 2020.
Marino Venturini was a Sammarinese politician who served as captain regent on four occasions. He was a member of the Sammarinese Socialist Party.
The State of Israel and the Republic of San Marino have formal diplomatic relations. San Marino has a consulate in Savyon,opened on June 28,2004. The consul of San Marino in Israel is Michal Servadiu-Ilan. except for the consulate in Savyon,San Marino has another consul,resides in Herzliya. The Israeli embassy in Rome is accredited to San Marino.
Domani –Motus Liberi is a Christian-liberal political party in San Marino. The party was officially formed on April 28,2018.
Manuel Ciavatta is a Sammarinese politician who was as one of two Captains Regent from 1 October 2022 until 1 April 2023. He served alongside Maria Luisa Berti.
Gaetano Troina is a Sammarinese politician,director of the press office of the political party Domani Motus Liberi,member of the Grand and General Council,since 1 October 2023 Captain Regent of San Marino alongside Filippo Tamagnini.
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