2011 in Italy

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Last updated November 22, 2025

Events of 2011 in Italy :

Incumbents

President: Giorgio Napolitano ^[1]
Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi (until 16 November), Mario Monti (starting 16 November)

Silvio Berlusconi underage prostitution charges

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated concerning allegations that he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex and that he lied and misused his power to have her released from police custody after she was arrested for theft.
Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister.

Murder of Meredith Kercher

Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito had their murder convictions quashed and were released.

Births

In 2011 there were an estimated 1.44 births (women)

Deaths

March 12 – Nilla Pizzi, 91, singer
September 4 – Mino Martinazzoli, 79, politician
September 13 – Walter Bonatti, 81, mountain climber and journalist
September 26 – Sergio Bonelli, 78, publisher
October 21 – Antonio Cassese, 74, jurist
October 23 – Marco Simoncelli, 24, motorcycle racer
December 25 – Giorgio Bocca, 91, essayist and journalist
December 30 – Mirko Tremaglia, 85, politician

References

↑ Alcini, Camilla (September 22, 2023). "Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dies at 98". ABC News . Retrieved November 20, 2025.

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[1] Alcini, Camilla (September 22, 2023). "Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dies at 98". ABC News . Retrieved November 20, 2025.

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