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- 1. (1883–1945), Italian Fascist statesman, prime minister 1922–43; known as Il Duce (‘the leader’); full name Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini. He founded the Italian Fascist Party in 1921. He annexed Abyssinia in 1936 and entered the World War II on Germany's side in 1940. Forced to resign after the Allied invasion of Sicily, he was rescued from imprisonment by German paratroopers, but was captured and executed by Italian communist partisans.
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Benito Mussolini was an Italian nationalist and the founder of Italian Fascism. He ruled Italy from 1922–1925 as Prime Minister, and from 1925–1943 as il Duce, the Fascist dictator. Mussolini’s Fascist takeover of Italy was an inspiration and example for Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany.
Benito Mussolini, known as Il Duce, (born July 29, 1883, Predappio, Italy—died April 28, 1945, near Dongo), Italian dictator (1922–43). An unruly but intelligent youth, he became an ardent socialist and served as editor of the party newspaper, Avanti! (1912–14).
Oct 12, 2022 · October 12, 2022. • 15 min read. In October 1922, a storm was gathering over Italy. Fascism—a political movement that harnessed discontent with a potent brew of nationalism, populism, and...
Jun 8, 2018 · Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. D uring his two decades as dictator of Italy, Benito Mussolini created a regime still remembered for stripping its citizens of most rights and freedom and for violently punishing those who resisted his government.
Dictatorship. Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini inspecting a corps of schoolboy fascisti at a school in Rome, Italy. Mussolini’s obvious pride in his achievement at becoming (October 31, 1922) the youngest prime minister in Italian history was not misplaced.
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini ( UK: / ˌmʊsəˈliːni, ˌmʌs -/, US: / ˌmuːs -/, Italian: [ beˈniːto aˈmilkare anˈdrɛːa mussoˈliːni]; 29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian dictator who founded and led the National Fascist Party (PNF).
Apr 11, 2022 · Topics. World War II. How Mussolini Seized Power in Italy—And Turned It Into a Fascist State. Mussolini, who coined the term fascism, crushed opposition with violence...
