Word: avvocato
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...needs a very strong alliance and a very strong partner." Making Fiat into a worldwide brand ensured Agnelli a prominent spot in 20th century entrepreneurial history, a status that goes beyond tales of playboy jaunts and ambassadorial confidences. In 1966, the then 45-year-old Agnelli, often called l'Avvocato (the lawyer, for his legal training) took over Fiat after two decades of backstage service at the company his grandfather and namesake founded in 1899. But now, handpicked by grandpa, the lanky World War II veteran was handed the outright leadership of what had grown into Europe's second largest...
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