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Silvio Berlusconi

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Politician

The Resume

    (September 29, 1936-June 12, 2023)
    Born in Milan, Italy
    Son of a Milan bank official
    Established a cable network (1974)
    By 1983, his advertising revenues were the largest in the country
    Owned three television networks and the largest publisher in Italy
    Supported the war in Iraq
    Former prime minister of Italy
    Officially resigned (November 12, 2011)
    Sentenced to seven years for sex with an underaged prostitute and banned from public office for life (June 24, 2013)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was divorced.
    He once joked that a German member of the European Parliament would make a perfect Nazi prison guard.
    Magistrates in Milan accused him of bribing financial police to present a favorable tax audit of his accounting records.
    He was under investigation for fraud (2003).
    He allegedly hosted bunga bunga parties (orgies) for other elderly heads of state.
    He was accused of having sex with an underage prostitute (February 9, 2011).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He liked the United States.
    After the September 11 attacks, he organized a pro-American rally in Rome.
    He supported the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
    He had a hands-off approach to his corporate holdings; his own television networks criticized him.
    His charisma made Italian politics interesting.

Credit: Wang


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 130 Votes: 56.92% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 178 Votes: 66.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 40 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 250 Votes: 77.60% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 453 Votes: 72.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 189 Votes: 73.02% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 64.86% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 428 Votes: 74.30% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 259 Votes: 68.73% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 284 Votes: 69.01% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 224 Votes: 66.96% Annoying