Silvio Berlusconi passes away. Who was Silvio Berlusconi? Let's know the former Prime Minister better

Silvio Berlusconi who served as the Prime Minister of Italy thrice. Today, the man passed away due to Leukemia. Let's know the man better.

Who was Silvio Berlusconi ?

Born on September 29 in the year 1936 in Milan, Italy, Italian media tycoon and former Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi served as the PM three times.

Silvio Berlusconi completed his law degree from the University of Milan. Next, he went on to become a real estate developer. By the year 1970, he had attained a considerable fortune. After that, the man created Telemilano, the cable television film in the year 1974. In the year 1980, Silvio Berlusconi established the nation's very first commercial television network, Canale 5. By the later years of the 1980s, stations by Silvio Berlusconi got super popular in the Italian airwaves. He achieved another milestone when he diversified business holdings and acquired movie theatres, the AC Milan football team, department stores, publishing companies, and more.

His empire came under the ambit of a Fininvest holding company.

In the year 1994, he founded Forza Italia, which means Go Italy! The Forza Italia is a conservative Italian political party. He was then chosen as the Prime Minister.

However, the tenure was not so smooth. Soon after he started his tenure, a corruption investigation got launched into his businesses. This and more led to conflicts within the governing coalition. When problems turned major, Berlusconi took a resignation on December 22 in the year 1994. However, the man stayed in a caretaker capacity toll 1995.

Then came a huge surge of issues when he got convicted of corruption and fraud. However, these verdicts got overturned. Despite all these charges, the man continued to be the leader of Forza Italia. He promised additional jobs, tax cuts, increased pensions, and more. All these promises led him to a victory of the center-right coalition in the year 2001 in the national parliamentary elections. The man became the Prime Minister of the country again.

Silvio Berlusconi- Cause of Death

At age 86, former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi passed away at the San Rafaelle Hospital, Milan. Reports suggest that the cause of death is Leukemia. Last Friday, he was admitted to the intensive care unit due to a lung infection. Eventually, his health condition turned worse leading him to his demise.