Silvio Berlusconi Resigns
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The Politician
Berlusconi's first tenure as Prime Minister collapsed seven months after he was appointed to the position in 1994. Here, he speaks to the press, December 23, 1994, a day after he submitted his resignation to President Oscar Scalfaro.
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