Silvio Berlusconi, Ex-Italian Leader, Dies at 86

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi waves to reporters as he arrives at the Chamber of Deputies to meet Mario Draghi, in Rome, on Feb. 9, 2021. Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo

MILAN—Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to his television network. He was 86.

Mediaset announced his death with a smiling photo of the man on its homepage and the headline: “Berlusconi is dead.”