Editing Francesco Cossiga (section)

==Beginnings of his political career==
After the [[1958 Italian general election|1958 general election]] Cossiga was elected to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] for the first time, representing the constituency of [[List of Italian constituencies#Cagliari–Sassari–Nuoro–Oristano|Cagliari–Sassari]].

In February 1966 he became the youngest Undersecretary of the [[Ministry of Defence (Italy)|Ministry of Defence]], in the government of [[Aldo Moro]]. In this role he had to face the aftermath of [[Piano Solo]], an envisaged plot for an Italian ''[[coup d'état]]'' requested by then President [[Antonio Segni]], two years before.<ref>[http://www.ilfoglio.it/soloqui/5989 Morte di un picconatore] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128000832/http://www.ilfoglio.it/soloqui/5989 |date=28 January 2013 }}</ref>

From November 1974 to February 1976 Cossiga was Minister of Public Administration in Moro's fourth government.