Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini Death - an Italian politician, Duce, and Founder of Fascism who served as Prime Minister of Italy.

Prime Minister of Italy. Founder of the National Fascist Party.

He established a totalitarian state, suppressing opposition, controlling media, and promoting a cult of personality under the slogan "Il Duce" (The Leader).

Early Life - Benito Mussolini Born on 29 July 1883

Benito Mussolini was born on 29 July 1883 in Dovia di Predappio, Forlì, Italy. Father Alessandro Mussolini was a blacksmith and mother Rosa Maltoni was a teacher. He became editor of Avanti! in 1912 and founded Il Popolo d'Italia in 1914.

Rise to Power

On 23 March 1919, he founded Fasci di Combattimento. On 28 October 1922, he led the March on Rome. On 31 October 1922, King Victor Emmanuel III appointed him Prime Minister. He banned opposition parties in 1925-1926 and signed the Lateran Treaty in 1929.

In 1921, it became Partito Nazionale Fascista (PNF). In 1925, after the Matteotti crisis, he banned opposition parties. In 1926, all political parties except PNF were outlawed. He signed the Lateran Treaty with Vatican in 1929.

Government and World War II

He invaded Ethiopia in October 1935. He signed the Pact of Steel with Nazi Germany in May 1939. Italy entered World War II on 10 June 1940. On 25 July 1943, the Fascist Grand Council passed a no-confidence motion and the King arrested him.

Italian forces fought in France, North Africa, Greece, and Soviet Union.

Benito Mussolini Death on 28 April 1945

He was imprisoned at Campo Imperatore. On 12 September 1943, German paratroopers rescued him in Operation Oak. He headed the Italian Social Republic in Salò till April 1945. On 27 April 1945, partisans captured him and Claretta Petacci at Dongo. On 28 April 1945, they were executed at Giulino di Mezzegra. On 29 April 1945, their bodies were displayed at Piazzale Loreto, Milan. He died at age 61.
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