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Timelines of Silvio Berlusconi
- Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s flamboyant media mogul and politician, has died aged 86
- His personality struck a chord with the Italian electorate, which continued to back him despite allegations of corruption and double-dealing
- He was prime minister four times – each time it seemed his political career was over, he managed to bounce back
- Nine years after he was banned from public office for tax fraud, he was back in parliament, elected to Italy’s Senate before he turned 86 in September 2022
- It was often his private life – his fondness for surrounding himself with young women, and the ensuing scandals – that made global headlines
- He died in hospital in Milan, after being treated for a lung infection and leukaemia
- Italy’s defence minister, Guido Crosetto, says: “An era is over, an era is closing. I love him so very much”
