Craxi

/ ˈkræksɪ /

noun

1. CraxiBettino19342000MItalianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Bettino (beˈtiːno). 1934–2000, Italian socialist statesman; prime minister (1983–87)

Example Sentences

The First Republic's most powerful political figure, former prime minister and longtime Socialist Party leader Bettino Craxi, fled to Tunisia in 1994 to avoid arrest, while handcuffs were being snapped on many other current and former government officials.

From Salon

But with Craxi gone, end the entire First Republic with him, Berlusconi was without protection and faced the risk of either prison time or joining his friend in Tunisia.

From Salon

Whatever their supposed political differences, Craxi had acted as Berlusconi's guardian angel, in an arrangement that provided both men mutual political immunity.

From Salon

“He did many big and small things, while suffering a mediatic and judicial aggression that only Craxi before him had endured,’’ Stefania Craxi, a senator in Berlusconi’s party and the daughter of late Italian leader Bettino Craxi told private TV La7 on Tuesday.

From Seattle Times

His close friendship with longtime Socialist leader and former Premier Bettino Craxi was widely credited for helping him become a media baron.

From Seattle Times