Mani pulite
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Mani pulite was a nationwide judicial investigation into political corruption in Italy held in the early 1990s, resulting in the demise of the First Italian Republic and the disappearance of many poli
Former prime minister Bettino Craxi greeted by a salvo of coins as a sign of loathing by protesters in Rome on 30 April 1993
Milan's Palace of Justice, where the investigation began and the Cusani trial took place between 1993 and 1997
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
Mani pulite
…works contracts, and Greek polis meaning "city"; it is thus sometimes translated as "Bribesville" or "Kickback City". Former Italian prime minister Bettino Craxi became the main figure of the scandal and defended himself by saying that all parties did what he was accused of; Craxi, who fled to Hammamet, Tunisia…
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