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Born September 29, 1936 • Milan • Italy
Died June 12, 2023 (aged 86) • Milan • Italy
Title / Office prime minister (2008-2011), Italy • prime minister (2001-2006), Italy • prime minister (1994-1994), Italy
Political Affiliation Forza Italia

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Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy, speaks at the podium with the United Nations emblem during the General Assembly in New York City.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks with TV presenter Bruno Vespa in a studio, with a large screen behind them showing portraits of Veronica Lario and Berlusconi and the headline 'E Veronica chiede il divorzio.'
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