Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi passes away
The Hindu
Silvio Berlusconi served as the Italian Prime Minister in 1994-1995, 2001-2006 and 2008-2011
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy's largest media company before transforming the political landscape, has died, Italian media said on June 12.
He was 86-years-old.
Berlusconi left the San Raffaele hospital last month after six weeks of treatment for a lung infection linked to a chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia, a type of cancer that affects the white blood cells.
His health has markedly deteriorated in recent years, with open-heart surgery in 2016 and numerous hospital admissions since contracting COVID-19 three years ago.
He served as Prime Minister in 1994-1995, 2001-2006 and 2008-2011 and although he doesn’t have a direct role in government, his Forza Italia party is a member of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition.
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