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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former prime minister, has died. He was 86. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #BreakingNews #italy #SilvioBerlusconi
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died at the age of 86. He had served multiple terms as leader. He was admitted to a hospital in Milan on Friday for what aides said were pre-planned tests related to his leukemia. The billionaire businessman created Italy’s largest media company and also owned the leading football club AC Milan. Berlusconi faced multiple legal and sex scandals, eventually leading to his resignation. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #BreakingNews
