Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died at the age of 86 after being treated for leukemia. Berlusconi was a real-estate entrepreneur before becoming a media tycoon and then a politician, dominating the public narrative for 30 years and winning three general elections. His political success was largely due to his communication skills, with his media empire used for political propaganda. Berlusconi faced 36 trials, often with serious charges such as mafia-affiliation, bribery, and underage prostitution. Although he was only definitively convicted for tax fraud in 2013, he was expelled from parliament and lost his title of "Labour Knight."

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