Silvio Berlusconi
29 September 1936 – 12 June 2023
Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media proprietor and politician who built the Fininvest holding company and Italy's largest commercial broadcasting group. He founded the party Forza Italia in 1994 and served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy between 1994 and 2011. He also owned the football club A.C. Milan for 31 years and was later convicted of tax fraud in 2013.
Lived at the same time
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- Arvo Pärt (1935–present) Overlapped 87 years →
- Asha Bhosle (1933–2026) Overlapped 87 years →
- Athol Fugard (1932–2025) Overlapped 87 years →
- Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) Overlapped 87 years →
Life events
He completed a law degree with a thesis on advertising contracts.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgFininvest became the vehicle for his construction, media and financial interests.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe remained the club's owner until selling it in 2017.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe announced his entry into politics and launched the party in January 1994.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first government took office in May 1994 and fell in January 1995.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe returned to office in June 2001 and served a full five-year term.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe took office again in May 2008 and resigned in November 2011 during the eurozone debt crisis.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgItaly's highest court confirmed his conviction in the Mediaset case, and he was expelled from the Senate later that year.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe died at the San Raffaele Hospital at the age of 86.
Source: en.wikipedia.org