Silvio Berlusconi, the man who seduced a country

Silvio Berlusconi died on Monday, July 12 at the age of 86. In the mid-90s he had begun planning his “afterlife”. In his villa in Arcore, near Milan, he began to build an imposing mausoleum for the burial of himself, as well as dozens of relatives, friends and companions. Thirty years later Silvio Berlusconi will be laid to rest there, in a “monument” that reflects his narcissism. As Politico comments, Silvio Berlusconi was many things: A real estate developer, with a close associate who was sentenced to prison for ties to the mafia. He was a media pioneer who introduced commercial television to Italy, creating a suffocating network of information control. He was also the flamboyant owner of the Milan football team, which he took over from 1986. He was also the longest-serving prime minister of post-war Italy. He was yet another businessman convicted of massive tax fraud, but also a politician who collapsed in the background […]
Source: News Beast

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