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| Ex-Italian PM Giulio Andreotti dies | Ex-Italian PM Giulio Andreotti dies |
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| Giulio Andreotti, one of the most prominent political figures of post-war Italy, has died aged 94. | Giulio Andreotti, one of the most prominent political figures of post-war Italy, has died aged 94. |
| Mr Andreotti was Italian prime minister seven times between 1972 and 1992. He led the Christian Democrat party, which dominated Italian politics for decades. | Mr Andreotti was Italian prime minister seven times between 1972 and 1992. He led the Christian Democrat party, which dominated Italian politics for decades. |
| He was dogged in later years by allegations of corruption and mafia links. | He was dogged in later years by allegations of corruption and mafia links. |
| He had been seriously ill for some time, the Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported. | He had been seriously ill for some time, the Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported. |
| Mr Andreotti entered the Italian parliament in 1946 and remained there for more than 60 years, before seeing out his days as a senator-for-life. | |
| He was reputed to have met the pope as an eight-year-old after sneaking away from a Vatican tour group. | He was reputed to have met the pope as an eight-year-old after sneaking away from a Vatican tour group. |
| He became a junior minister at the age of 28, and went on to serve as either prime minister or a senior minister in the many Christian Democratic governments that held power during the volatile |