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Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and dictator who led Italy as Il Duce from 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. He founded the fascist movement in 1919, with the creation of the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, which became the National Fascist Party (PNF) in 1921. Mussolini was appointed Prime Minister of Italy after the March on Rome in 1922, establishing a totalitarian dictatorship. He oversaw Italy's participation in World War II as a prominent member of the Axis Powers, and was summarily executed near the end of the war in 1945.
Lateran Treaty
Treaty between the Holy See and Kingdom of Italy
Predappio
Predappio ( , ; or ) is a (municipality) in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, with a population of 6,135 as of 1 January 2021. The town is best known for being the birthplace of Benito Mussolini, founder of the National Fascist Party (PNF) and dictator of Fascist Italy from 1922 to 1943. Mussolini is buried in Predappio, and his mausoleum is a local tourist destination, as well as a site of pilgrimage for Italian neo-fascists.
March on Rome
Italian historical event
Greco-Italian War
conflict between Italy and Greece, which lasted from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941
Italian invasion of Albania
1939 World War II invasion
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duce
'''''' ( , ) is an Italian title, derived from the Latin word , 'leader', and a cognate of duke. National Fascist Party leader Benito Mussolini was identified by Fascists as ('The Leader') of the movement since the birth of the in 1919. In 1925 it became a reference to the dictatorial position of ('His Excellency Benito Mussolini, Head of Government, Leader of Fascism and Founder of the Empire'). Mussolini held this title together with that of President of the Council of Ministers: this was the constitutional position which entitled him to rule Italy on behalf of the king of Italy. Founder of
Gran Sasso raid
1943 rescue of Benito Mussolini by German forces
death of Benito Mussolini
circumstances of Mussolini's death
Il Popolo d'Italia
Italian daily newspaper founded by Benito Mussolini
Fall of the Fascist regime in Italy
1943 deposition of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini
Italian Civil War
civil war fought in Italy from 1943 to 1945 between the Benito Mussolini regime and Allied-aligned anti-fascists
Corfu incident
1923 Greek–Italian military crisis
The Doctrine of Fascism
book by Benito Mussolini
Franco-Italian Agreement
1935 treaty between France and Italy
First marshal of the empire
former Italian military rank
Walter Audisio
Italian politician (1909-1973)

Giulino
Giulino (also known as Giulino di Mezzegra) is an Italian frazione of the Comune of Mezzegra, in the province of Como. Since 21 January 2014, both Giulino and Mezzegra are included in the comune of Tremezzina.
Villa Torlonia
villa in Rome, Italy
Treaties of Rome (1941)
1941 treaty between Italy and Croatia
Sword of Islam
propaganda tool used by Mussolini in Libya
Fasci d'Azione Rivoluzionaria
political movement
Latin Bloc
proposal for an alliance made between the 1920s to the 1940s between Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal
Villafranca
1934 film by Giovacchino Forzano
Il Tevere
Italian Fascist newspaper (1924–1943)
Sabato fascista
concept used in fascist Italy