Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister, has died
at the age of 86.
The media tycoon and politician who served as prime minister
of Italy in two governments, died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan.
He was previously diagnosed with leukemia and was
hospitalised due to breathing problems in April.
On Friday, CNN reported that he was hospitalised but not in
“critical” condition.
In recent years, the media tycoon has been battling a number
of health challenges.
In 2021, the press office of his Forza Italia party reported
that he had contracted Covid-19.
In 2016, he was said to have suffered a heart problem which
led to a surgery to replace an aortic valve.
He led the centre-right Forza Italia party which entered a
coalition under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after elections in September.
His political career was fraught with scandals, including
the tax fraud which banned him from holding political office for two years.
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