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Former Italian PM Berlusconi dies at 86

Health of flamboyant media tycoon has markedly deteriorated in recent years

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 12 Jun 2023 6:22PM

Former Italian PM Berlusconi dies at 86
Silvio Berlusconi has served as Italy’s prime minister for three separate terms – from May 1994 to January 1995, June 2001 to May 2006, and May 2008 to November 2011. – AFP pic, June 12, 2023

ROME – Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi died today aged 86, Italian news agency (ANSA) citing sources close to the family said.

He was admitted to Milan’s San Raffaele hospital on Friday, reportedly for scheduled tests for his previously undisclosed chronic leukaemia.

He returned to the Milan hospital less than a month after spending 45 days there for treatment for a lung infection related to the leukemia, including 16 days in intensive care.

Berlusconi had served as Italy’s prime minister for three separate terms, from May 1994 to January 1995, June 2001 to May 2006, and May 2008 to November 2011. – Bernama, June 12, 2023

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