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Italy says goodbye to ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi

The longest-serving premier in Italy's post-war history, and re-elected to the Senate last year, Berlusconi was famed for his controversial gaffes on the international stage. 

This photograph shows a portrait of Silvio Berlusconi outside the Villa San Martino, the residence of Italian businessman and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, following his death, in Arcore.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Italy prepared to say farewell to former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday, with thousands of people expected at the billionaire tycoon's state funeral in Milan.

The ceremony for Berlusconi,

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