{"id":234673,"date":"2023-06-12T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=293443"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:56:54","slug":"the-great-president-of-italy-the-most-relevant-figure-of-italian-democracy-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-great-president-of-italy-the-most-relevant-figure-of-italian-democracy-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Leader and Pillar of Italian Democracy Passes Away: President&#8217;s Death Leaves Nation in Grief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President of a country, a world-famous football club, and multiple television networks\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/mitele.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silvio Berlusconi has been one of the most influential figures<\/a> <strong>in Europe during the 20th and early 21st centuries<\/strong>. Today, he has passed away at the age of 86.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Mitele - Mediaset\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2aecef92-a4d9-11e6-adad-00163ed833e7\/3605971125\/mitele-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Mitele - Mediaset<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/mitele.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/mitele.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister who rebounded from sexual scandals and corruption accusations, <strong>has died at the age of 86<\/strong>. He passed away at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, according to Italian media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, <strong>Berlusconi was treated for a lung infection related to an undisclosed case of chronic leukemia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yxt1O-Yhtc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Silvio Berlusconi&#8217;s history in politics and business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berlusconi, a billionaire and flamboyant media tycoon, first came to power in 1994 and served as Prime Minister for four terms until 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He left the office of Prime Minister for the last time in 2011, as Italy was nearing a debt crisis similar to Greece&#8217;s<\/strong> and facing several scandals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A decade ago, he was <strong>banned from holding public office due to a tax fraud conviction<\/strong> related to his media empire businesses, but the ban was lifted in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He then led the right-wing party Forza Italia, which entered into a coalition with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni<\/strong> following the September elections, in which he was elected as a member of the Italian upper house, the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking News: Silvio Berlusconi, the media mogul who became Italy\u2019s most polarizing and prosecuted prime minister, is dead at 86, news outlets reported.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TY3sdG9bfy\">https:\/\/t.co\/TY3sdG9bfy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1668185307651473408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His death marks the end of a controversial political career, during which the tycoon transformed Italian politics with his personality-centered party Forza Italia, built using his fortune, modern marketing, and the apparatus of his vast entertainment empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Spain, <a href=\"https:\/\/mitele.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silvio Berlusconi leaves a great legacy with the Mediaset group<\/a>, <strong>which he founded in 1978<\/strong>. This media conglomerate has a significant presence in our country with channels such as Telecinco or Cuatro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to know more about the life of this controversial politician, there&#8217;s nothing like the film by Sorrentino called &#8220;Loro&#8221; (Silvio and the Others in English), which portrays his final days as a mafia-like politician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Loro - Official Trailer I HD I IFC Films\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0SC9H6LnZxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Mitele - Mediaset\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2aecef92-a4d9-11e6-adad-00163ed833e7\/3605971125\/mitele-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Mitele - Mediaset<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/mitele.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/mitele.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silvio Berlusconi has been the great visible head of democratic Italy in the 20th and 21st centuries. 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