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Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86

In this file photo taken on April 06, 2006 Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi answers journalists’ questions during a press conference at Rome palazzo Chigi. Berlusconi, the former prime minister who reshaped Italy’s political and cultural landscape has died aged 86. (Andreas Solaro/Getty Images)

MILAN — Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday. He was 86.

Supporters applauded as his body arrived at his villa outside Milan from the city’s San Raffaele Hospital, where he had been treated for chronic leukemia. A state funeral will be held Wednesday in the city’s Duomo cathedral, according to the Milan Archdiocese.

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