Events of 2011 in Italy:
Incumbents President: Giorgio Napolitano Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi (until 16 November), Mario Monti (starting 16 November)
Silvio Berlusconi underage prostitution charges Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated concerning allegations that he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex and that he lied and misused his power to have her released from police custody after she was arrested for theft. Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister.
Murder of Meredith Kercher Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito had their murder convictions quashed and were released.
Births In 2011 there were an estimated 1.44 births (women)
Deaths March 12 – Nilla Pizzi, 91, singer September 4 – Mino Martinazzoli, 79, politician September 13 – Walter Bonatti, 81, mountain climber and journalist September 26 – Sergio Bonelli, 78, publisher October 21 – Antonio Cassese, 74, jurist October 23 – Marco Simoncelli, 24, motorcycle racer December 25 – Giorgio Bocca, 91, essayist and journalist December 30 – Mirko Tremaglia, 85, politician
See also 2011 in Italian television List of Italian films of 2011
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