Benito Mussolini
(1883-1945)
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who, upon assuming office as Prime Minister, became the dictator of Fascist Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. He was also Duce of Italian fascism upon the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919, and held the title until his summary execution in 1945. He founded and led the National Fascist Party (PNF). As a dictator and founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired the international spread of fascism during the interwar period.
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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini 29 July 1883 Predappio, Italy
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| Died |
28 April 1945 (aged 61) Giulino di Mezzegra, Lake Como, Italy
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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Rachele Mussolini 1890-1979 · Mistress, wife, and widow of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini · m. 1915
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Romano Floriani Mussolini · Great-grandson · 2003- · Italian footballer and great-grandson of Benito Mussolini
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Adolf Hitler · Associate · 1889-1945 · dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, main instigator of World War II and leader of the Holocaust
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