Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86

Daily Current Affairs   /   Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86

Change Language English Hindi

Category : Obituaries Published on: June 15 2023

Share on facebook
  • Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian former PM who overcame various scandals to hold office four times, has died at 86.
  • Berlusconi’s extensive political career included appointments as Italian prime minister from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. 
  • He worked as a member of the European Parliament since 2019, where he also served from 1999 to 2001. 
  • His Forza Italia party is currently a junior partner in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s ruling right-wing coalition.
  • He gained international recognition as owner of legendary football club AC Milan - which he saved from bankruptcy in 1986 - before going into politics in the 1990s.
Recent Post's
  • Mauritius awarded its highest honor, ‘Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean,’ to PM Modi.

    Read More....
  • The government will establish daycare cancer centers in every district within three years.

    Read More....
  • According to the second advance estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture, India achieved a record food grain production in the 2024-25 session, with Kharif at 16.6391 million tonnes and Rabi (excluding summer crops) at 16.4527 million tonnes.

    Read More....
  • India signed an MoU with Armenia for cooperation in the regulation of medical products.

    Read More....
  • The joint military exercise Khandjar-XII between the special forces of India and Kyrgyzstan began in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, and will be held from March 10 to 23, 2025.

    Read More....
  • Dr. Jaishree Venkatesan became the first Indian to win the prestigious Ramsar Award in the ‘Wetland Wise Use’ category and was recognized as a female changemaker in wetlands by the Ramsar Secretariat.

    Read More....
  • Self-Help Groups (SHGs) of Andhra Pradesh set four world records—one Guinness and three World Records Union records, with DWCRA members achieving 3 lakh orders worth ₹5.13 crore in a week on ONDC.

    Read More....
  • Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated the third International Symposium on Health Technology Assessment (ISHTA 2025) at Bharat Mandapam, organized by the Department of Health Research in collaboration with WHO India and the Centre for Global Development.

    Read More....
  • No Smoking Day is observed every year on the second Wednesday of March.

    Read More....
  • Mumbai will host the WAVES 2025 Summit, with a high-level meeting co-chaired by the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

    Read More....