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45th Prime Minister of Italy
In office 4 August 1983 – 17 April 1987
President	Sandro Pertini Francesco Cossiga
Deputy	Arnaldo Forlani
Preceded by	Amintore Fanfani
Succeeded by	Amintore Fanfani
Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party
In office 15 July 1976 – 11 February 1993
Preceded by	Francesco De Martino
Succeeded by	Giorgio Benvenuto
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 5 June 1968 – 15 April 1994
Constituency	Milan (1968–83; 1992–94) Naples (1983–92)
Member of the European Parliament
In office 18 June 1989 – 30 February 1992
Constituency	North-West Italy
In office 10 June 1979 – 4 August 1983
Constituency	North-West Italy

Personal details
Born	Benedetto Craxi (1934-02-24)24 February 1934 Milan, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy
Died	19 January 2000(2000-01-19) (aged 65) Hammamet, Tunisia
Political party	Italian Socialist Party
Spouse(s)	Anna Maria Moncini (m. 1959; died 2000)
Children	Bobo Craxi Stefania Craxi
Alma mater	University of Milan
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Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi ( 24 February 1934 – 19 January 2000) was an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987.

Early life

Craxi was born in Milan on 24 February 1934. His father was a Sicilian lawyer.

Political offices
Preceded by Amintore Fanfani	Prime Minister of Italy 1983–1987	Succeeded by Amintore Fanfani
Assembly seats
Preceded by Title jointly held	Member of Parliament for Milan (1968–1983) and for Naples (1983–1992). Legislatures: V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI 1968–1994	Succeeded by Title jointly held
European Parliament
Preceded by None, Parliament established	Member of European Parliament for Northwest Italy Legislatures: I, III 1979 – 1983 1989 – 1992	Succeeded by Title jointly held
Preceded by Yasuhiro Nakasone	Chair of the G7 1987	Succeeded by Amintore Fanfani

Craxi after the election as PSI Secretary in 1976
Craxi during a PSI rally
Craxi in 1987
Craxi with his Foreign Affairs Minister and Christian Democratic leader Giulio Andreotti
Craxi with Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu
Craxi with the United States President Ronald Reagan
Craxi during the early 1980s
Craxi during a socialist congress
Craxi's grave in Hammamet, Tunisia