Benito Mussolini

@Former Duce, Family and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Benito Mussolini was an Italian politician and leader of the Fascist party, who ruled the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until 1943 Execution Italian Historical Personalities Political Leaders Prime Ministers Dictators Leo Celebrities Fascist leader Benito Mussolini ruled Italy as its dictatorial prime minister, under the title ‘Il Duce’ for 21 years. Being a difficult child since early, he grew up to be disobedient and short-tempered. Even though he made a name and career in socialism, working for the Italian Socialist Party and writing for socialist newspapers, he was later expelled from the party due to his support for World War I, following which he formed the Fascist Party to re-build Italy as a strong European power. After the 'March on Rome' in October 1922, he became the Prime Minister and gradually destroyed all political opposition. Thereafter, he consolidated his position through a series of laws and turned Italy into a one-party dictatorship. Mussolini remained in power until he was deposed in 1943. He later became the leader of the Italian Social Republic, which was a German supported regime in northern Italy. He held this post until his death in 1945

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Birthday: July 29, 1883 Died on: April 28, 1945 Nationality: Italian Famous: Former Duce, Historical Personalities, Political Leaders, Prime Ministers, Dictators Nick names: Iron Prefect, ll Duce, Mussolini Spouses: Ida Dalser, Rachele Mussolini Siblings: Arnaldo Mussolini, Edvige Mussolini Information Detail Birthday July 29, 1883 Died on April 28, 1945 Nationality Italian Famous Former Duce, Historical Personalities, Political Leaders, Prime Ministers, Dictators Nick names Iron Prefect, ll Duce, Mussolini Spouses Ida Dalser, Rachele Mussolini Siblings Arnaldo Mussolini, Edvige Mussolini Known as Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, Mussolini, Iron Prefect, Il Duce Childrens Anna Maria Mussolini, Benito Albino Mussolini, Bruno Mussolini, Edda Mussolini, Romano Mussolini, Vittorio Mussolini Universities 1904 - University of Lausanne Founder / Co-Founder Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale Cinecittà National Fascist Party Grand Council of Fascism Royal Academy of Italy Cause of death Execution Birth Place Predappio Political Ideology (1921–1943) - Political party National Fascist Party, Other political affiliations - (1901–1914) Italian Socialist Party, (1914–1919) - Fasci of Revolutionary Action, (1919–1921) - Italian Fasci of Combat, (1943–1945) - Republican Fascist Party Religion Atheism, Catholicism Gender Male Father Alessandro Mussolini Mother Rosa Maltoni Sun Sign Leo Born in Predappio Famous as Former Duce Died at Age 61

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In 1910, he romanced Rachele Guidi and fathered a daughter, Edda, the same year. He married her in 1915 and further had four children – son Vittorio (1916), son Bruno (1918), son Romano (1927) and daughter Anna Maria (1929). Unsplash Personal Life

He married his first wife, Ida Dalser, in Trento in 1914. The couple had a son, Benito Albino Mussolini, in 1915. Unsplash Personal Life

He is said to have been romantically involved with various females, who served as his mistresses, including Margherita Sarfatti and Clara Petacci. Unsplash Personal Life

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883 in Dovia di Predappio in Forli province, Northern Italy, to blacksmith and socialist Alessandro Mussolini and pious Catholic elementary school teacher Rosa Mussolini. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Even though he was short-tempered and disobedient and expelled twice from school for stabbing fellow students with a penknife, he managed to get good scores and obtain a teaching certificate in 1901. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He worked as an elementary schoolteacher for a short period before moving to Switzerland in 1902 to escape military service and look for better work opportunities. Unsplash Career

He took up work as a stonemason and got involved in promoting socialism, due to which he was arrested on various occasions and started writing for socialist periodical, L’Avvenire del Lavoratore (The Worker’s Future). Unsplash Career

In 1904, he was arrested by the Swiss authorities and deported to Italy, following which he joined the Italian army, but left in 1906 to resume teaching and journalism. Unsplash Career

He moved to Trento, in the then-Austria-Hungary, and worked for a local socialist party. For the next couple of years, he worked as an editor and labor reader, gaining reputation for his views on nationalism and militarism. Unsplash Career

In 1912, he became the editor of the Italy’s Socialist Party newspaper, Avanti! (Forward). Unsplash Career

He formed a single, national group, Fasci di Combattimento (Fascist Party), in 1919 to reconstruct Italy into a strong European power. Unsplash Major Works

In October 1922, he formed a coalition government and became the youngest prime minister of Italy, at the age of 39, a record he held until Matteo Renzi was appointed in February 2014. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	July 29, 1883
Died on	April 28, 1945
Nationality	Italian
Famous	Former Duce, Historical Personalities, Political Leaders, Prime Ministers, Dictators
Nick names	Iron Prefect, ll Duce, Mussolini
Spouses	Ida Dalser, Rachele Mussolini
Siblings	Arnaldo Mussolini, Edvige Mussolini
Known as	Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, Mussolini, Iron Prefect, Il Duce
Childrens	Anna Maria Mussolini, Benito Albino Mussolini, Bruno Mussolini, Edda Mussolini, Romano Mussolini, Vittorio Mussolini
Universities	1904 - University of Lausanne
Founder / Co-Founder	Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale Cinecittà National Fascist Party Grand Council of Fascism Royal Academy of Italy
Cause of death	Execution
Birth Place	Predappio
Political Ideology	(1921–1943) - Political party National Fascist Party, Other political affiliations - (1901–1914) Italian Socialist Party, (1914–1919) - Fasci of Revolutionary Action, (1919–1921) - Italian Fasci of Combat, (1943–1945) - Republican Fascist Party
Religion	Atheism, Catholicism
Gender	Male
Father	Alessandro Mussolini
Mother	Rosa Maltoni
Sun Sign	Leo
Born in	Predappio
Famous as	Former Duce
Died at Age	61

Benito Mussolini

Italian

Jul 29, 1883

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