Benito Mussolini

Also known as Benito Amilcare Mussolini, Benito Andrea Mussolini, Il Duce, Duce, Mussolini, Benito Amilcare Andrea 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.

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Benito Mussolini was an Italian journalist, teacher, and politician born in Predappio in 1883. He served as prime minister and foreign minister of the Kingdom of Italy and the Italian Social Republic. His political affiliations included the Italian Socialist Party, Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, National Fascist Party, and Republican Fascist Party. He was educated at the University of Lausanne and worked in Milan and Rome.

Mussolini participated in World War I, World War II, the Greco-Italian War, and the Italian invasion of Albania. He served in the Italian Air Force, Royal Italian Air Force, and Voluntary Militia for National Security. He received the Order of the White Eagle, Order of the Golden Spur, Order of Lāčplēsis, and Order of the Quetzal. His notable works include *Il mio diario di guerra*, *Geheimer Briefwechsel Mussolini-Dollfuss*, *La pace sociale e l'avvenire d'Italia*, *Quatre discours sur l'état corporatif*, and *I discorsi della rivoluzione*.

He spoke French, Italian, and German. Mussolini was the son of Alessandro Mussolini and Rosa Maltoni and was named after Benito Juárez. He was married to Rachele Mussolini and Ida Dalser. Their children were Bruno Mussolini, Edda Mussolini, Vittorio Mussolini, and Anna Maria Mussolini. He died of a gunshot wound in Giulino in 1945 and is buried in the major cemetery of Milan.

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Born: 1883
Died: 1945
Works: 209

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Il Duce Massimo
Il patto Mussolini, origini, documentazione
Colloqui con Mussolini
The doctrine of fascism
Le fascisme

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Predappio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who was the Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. He was also Duce of Italian fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919, until his summary execution in 1945. He founded and led the National Fascist Party (PNF). As a…