Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the man who changed Italy, died today at the age of 86. Since last Friday, he has been hospitalized in Milan’s San Raffaele hospital. Recently, he has suffered from serious health problems.
This is the man who limited the power of the communists and socialists in Italy, and brought the bourgeoisie to power. He is also a man who managed to rule for many years, in three different periods, for quite long periods of time.
For those who know, Italy before Silvio Berlusconi was a country with… six-month governments. It was the average length. As a result, this country, in fact, was ruled on a kind of political “autopilot”. His friends nicknamed him “Il Cavaliere”.
Silvio Berlusconi (Italian Silvio Berlusconi; September 29, 1936 – June 12, 2023) was an Italian businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in 1994-1995, 2001-2006 and 2008-2011.
He was a Member of the European Parliament from July 2019 until October 2022, when he resigned to become a member of the Italian Senate, a position he re-took in 2013.
He was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 2013 and a member of the Italian Senate from March to November 2013.
He is a major shareholder and founder of the Italian media company Mediaset, as well as the owner of the Italian football team AC Milan from 1986 to 2017. Forbes magazine ranked him as the 190th richest person on the planet with a net worth of $8 billion.
He was born on September 29, 1936 in Milan, in a bourgeois family, the son of a bank manager.
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