BETTINO CRAXI - CARD PHOTO WITH AUTOGRAPH

BETTINO CRAXI - CARD PHOTO WITH AUTOGRAPH
Benedetto Craxi, known as Bettino (IPA: [betˈtiːno ˈkraksi]; Milan, 24 February 1934 – Hammamet, 19 January 2000), was an Italian politician, President of the Council of Ministers from 4 August 1983 to 18 April 1987 and Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party from 16 July 1976 to 11 February 1993.

He was one of the most important and influential politicians in the history of the Italian Republic, particularly in the 1980s. He was also the first socialist to have held the office of President of the Council of Ministers. Craxi had a strong connection with leaders of the European left such as Felipe González and Mário Soares, and was strongly committed to the affirmation of "Mediterranean socialism".

Involved in the Mani pulite investigations conducted by the judges of Milan in the early 1990s, he was sentenced twice for corruption and illicit financing of the Italian Socialist Party and died while four other trials against him were underway. He rejected the accusation of corruption until the end, while he admitted to being aware of the fact that the PSI had accepted illicit financing, stating that "for decades" all parties had financed themselves illegally without ever being "the subject of complaints", with attitudes of "complicity". The party and Craxi's governments were also supported by Silvio Berlusconi, who had established a friendship with the socialist leader, remaining politically distant but not hostile.

Even today, several years after his death, his memory arouses controversial feelings.

Those of appreciation refer to him as a precursor of the modernization of the country and of Italian politics. Those of execration are caused by the convictions reported following the investigations of Tangentopoli and his decision to flee Italy.

Having gone to Hammamet, Tunisia, while the legal proceedings against him were still ongoing, he died in hiding; according to his supporters, he was instead the victim of a politicized justice, supported by the media, which forced him into exile in Tunisia.

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