Silvio Berlusconi, the influential billionaire media mogul and former three-time Prime Minister of Italy, passed away at 86 years old, know his cause of death and wife
Known for his significant impact on the country’s political, economic, and media landscape, Berlusconi left an indelible mark on Italy.
Ex-AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi cause of death, net worth in 2023, wife, children, football club
Berlusconi was the controlling stakeholder of Mediaset, the largest commercial broadcaster in Italy, and held the position of Italian Prime Minister three times between 1994 and 2011. His extensive political career also included roles in the European Parliament, serving in 1999-2001 and since 2019. The Forza Italia party, led by Berlusconi, currently supports the ruling right-wing coalition of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Berlusconi died on Monday at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, his doctors said in a statement and he had leukemia and a history of cardiac trouble.
He is survived by his children and 33-year-old partner, Marta Fascina, who will help run his empire but the pair did not have any children together. Silvio has two sons and three daughters from previous marriages and the late politician is said to be worth a staggering £5 billion.
Born: 29 September 1936, Milan, Italy
Died: 12 June 2023, Milan, Italy
Organizations founded: Forza Italia, Mediaset, Fininvest
Production companies: Mediaset, MFE – MediaForEurope, La Cinq, Penta Film, Quinta Communications
Grandchildren: Lucrezia Vittoria Berlusconi, Gabriele Vanadia, Silvio Vanadia, Riccardo Binns
Silvio Berlusconi is dead he was linked to fraud, money laundering and tax evasion but used his own political power to block investigations or slow them until the statute of limitations ran out.
Now politicians fall over each other to praise him, corrupt self serving thieves. pic.twitter.com/9LsaSZmIe5
— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) June 12, 2023
Berlusconi’s wealth, estimated at $7 billion, was amassed through several business ventures he pursued alongside his political career. These included his prominent position in Mediaset and his ownership of A.C. Milan, the Italian football club, from 1986 to 2017.
Silvio Berlusconi was a controversial figure
Despite his successes, Berlusconi’s career was marred by a series of scandals, leading to numerous trials involving tax schemes and sexual allegations. One of the most notorious incidents involved charges of engaging in sexual acts with a 17-year-old nightclub dancer, Karima El-Mahroug, at one of his notorious “bunga bunga” parties. Although initially convicted and banned from public office for life, Italy’s highest court acquitted him two years later.
Silvio Berlusconi will be remembered by everyone
When they heard he had died, leaders from all over Italy paid respect to him. Matteo Salvini, who is the deputy prime minister, Guido Crosetto, who is the defence minister, and Matteo Renzi, who was the prime minister of Italy before Berlusconi, have all said that Berlusconi had a big impact on the country. Even though his work was controversial, many people agreed that he had an unmatched effect on Italy’s political, economic, and media landscapes.
Berlusconi’s nine-year term as Prime Minister made him the third-longest-serving leader of the Italian government, after Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Giolitti. His impact and the things he leaves behind show how important he was in making modern Italy what it is today.
Berlusconi died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. He had been sick for a long time, with problems like Covid-19 and a lung infection linked to chronic leukaemia. His death marks the end of an era in Italy, a time when the country grew and changed in ways that had never been seen before.
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