Bettino Craxi
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Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi was an Italian politician and statesman, leader of the Italian Socialist Party from 1976 to 1993, and the 45th prime minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987. He was the first PSI
Official portrait, 1989
Craxi during the 1960s in his first years as deputy
Craxi after the election as PSI Secretary in 1976
Craxi during a PSI rally
Silvio Berlusconi
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Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Cha
Bettino Craxi
…parties, Christian Democracy (DC) and the Italian Communist Party (PCI). Craxi's government and party were also supported by future Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a media magnate and personal friend of Craxi. Craxi maintained strong links with many leaders of the Western European left, including François Mitterrand…
Berlusconi in 2010
Berlusconi singing on a cruise ship in the 1960s
Berlusconi awarded Knight of the Order of Merit for Labour in 1977
Berlusconi in his private jet aircraft in the 1980s