Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995,2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 2013;a member of the Senate of the Republic from 2022 until his death in 2023,and previously from March to November 2013;and a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2022,and previously from 1999 to 2001. With a net worth of US$6.8 billion as of June 2023,Berlusconi was the third-wealthiest person in Italy at the time of his death.
Indro Alessandro Raffaello Schizogene Montanelli was an Italian journalist,historian,and writer. He was one of the fifty World Press Freedom Heroes according to the International Press Institute. A volunteer for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and an admirer of Benito Mussolini's dictatorship,Montanelli had a change of heart in 1943,and joined the liberal resistance group Giustizia e Libertàbut was discovered and arrested along with his wife by Nazi authorities in 1944. Sentenced to death,he was able to flee to Switzerland the day before his scheduled execution by firing squad thanks to a secret service double agent.
Marcello Dell'Utri is a former Italian politician. He is best known for being a senior advisor to former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi,of whom he became a secretary in his early 20s and since the 1970s had worked for him at his many companies,including Publitalia '80 and Fininvest Rai. Dell'Utri's life and career have been marred by controversies and legal issues,including a conviction for external complicity in mafia association.
Trials and allegations involving Silvio Berlusconi (1936-2023) have been extensive and include abuse of office,bribery and corruption of police officers,judges and politicians,collusion,defamation,embezzlement,extortion,false accounting,mafia,money laundering,perjury,tax fraud,underage prostitution influence and witness tampering.
Vittorio Mangano was a member of the Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra. He was well known as the stable keeper at the villa of Silvio Berlusconi in Arcore in the 1970s,and is known as "The Stable Keeper of Arcore". Berlusconi later became Prime Minister of Italy.
Maria Rosaria "Rosy" Bindi is an Italian politician and the former president of the Antimafia Commission. She began her political career in Christian Democracy (DC),becoming a member of the European Parliament in 1989. After the dissolution of the DC,she joined the centre-left-leaning Italian People's Party (PPI) in 1994 and Democracy is Freedom –The Daisy (DL) in 2002.
Arcore is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region of Lombardy,located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Milan.
Elisabetta Canalis is an Italian actress and showgirl.
Maria Elvira "Marina" Berlusconi is an Italian businesswoman. She is the chairwoman of the holding company Fininvest and the publishing company Arnoldo Mondadori Editore,the latter being the biggest publishing company in Italy. She is the oldest daughter of businessman and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Maria Rosaria "Mara" Carfagna is an Italian politician and former showgirl and model. After obtaining a degree in law,Carfagna worked for several years on Italian television shows and as a model. She later entered politics and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Forza Italia party in 2006. From 2008 to 2011,she served as Minister for Equal Opportunity in Berlusconi IV Cabinet. In 2018 she was elected vice president of the Chamber of Deputies. In 2021,she has become the Minister for the South and territorial cohesion in the cabinet presided by Mario Draghi.
Pier Silvio Berlusconi is an Italian media businessman. He is the son of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his first wife Carla Lucia Elvira Dall'Oglio. As a shareholder of Fininvest,the Berlusconi family's holding company,Pier Silvio Berlusconi plays a significant role in the management of the Mediaset Group,now known as MFE - MediaForEurope,where he serves as Executive Vice President and Managing Director.
Raffaella Fico is an Italian showgirl,singer,and model.
Forza Italia is a centre-right political party in Italy,whose ideology includes elements of liberal conservatism,Christian democracy,liberalism and populism. FI is a member of the European People's Party. Silvio Berlusconi was the party's leader and president until his death in 2023. The party has since been led by Antonio Tajani,who had been vice president and coordinator and now functions as secretary. Other leading members include Elisabetta Casellati.
Roberto Speranza is an Italian politician of the Chamber of Deputies who served as national secretary of Article One. From 5 September 2019 until 22 October 2022,he has been serving as Minister of Health in the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and was later confirmed by Prime Minister Mario Draghi. During his tenure,he had to face the COVID-19 pandemic,which deeply affected Italy.
Valeria Fedeli is an Italian politician,former Minister of Education,Universities and Research in the Gentiloni Cabinet.
Vito Bardi is an Italian general and politician. He is serving as the 9th and incumbent president of Basilicata since 16 April 2019. Bardi joined the Guardia di Finanza in 1970. He was promoted colonel on 31 December 1995 and later army corps general in 2009. He served as deputy general commander of the Guardia di Finanza from 5 September 2013 to 4 September 2014.
I.CO.P. S.p.A. SocietàBenefit is an Italian construction company founded in 1920.
On 12 June 2023,former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi died at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan,aged 86,due to complications from a severe form of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia. On the same day,the Italian government announced a state funeral and proclaimed a national day of mourning for 14 June.
The former Casa del Fascio,also known as Palazzo Littorio,is located in the center of Grosseto,in Piazza del Popolo.
