Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals, dies at 86
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"The majority of Italians in their hearts would like to be like me and see themselves in me and in how I behave," Berlusconi said in 2009, during his third and final stint as premier.
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MILAN — Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to his television network. He was 86.
"The majority of Italians in their hearts would like to be like me and see themselves in me and in how I behave," Berlusconi said in 2009, during his third and final stint as premier.
A onetime cruise ship crooner, Berlusconi used his television networks and immense wealth to launch his long political career, inspiring both loyalty and loathing.
Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals and allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to Italian media.
The media mogul turned prime minister left a mark on popular culture, while his coarseness and constant legal woes trashed political norms and tainted Italy's image in the world.
Silvio Berlusconi, the three-time Italian premier and former leader of the Forza Italia party had suffered with a series of medical ailments over the past several years.
Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption and bribery, has died at age 86. To
Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media tycoon and four-time prime minister who brushed off a litany of legal battles and sex scandals to dominate Italian public life for more than two decades, has…
MILAN >> Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday. He was 86.
By Valentina Di Donato, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Laura Smith-Spark, Peter Wilkinson, Antonia Mortensen and Rob Picheta, CNN Rome (CNN) — Silvio Berlusconi, the flamboyant billionaire and former Italian prime minister who once described himself as the “Jesus Christ of politics,” has died at a Milan hospi…
Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption and bribery, has died at age 86. His
A flamboyant media tycoon and three-time Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi divided the public, in Italy and abroad, like few other politicians. Looking back, he was one of the trailblazers for political populism.
Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption and bribery, has died at age 86.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died in Milan on Monday at the age of 86. The four-time prime minister was known for his many controversies, including hosting notorious "bunga bunga" parties and befriending Russian President Vladimir Putin.
