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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and dictator who led the Kingdom of Italy as a fascist dictatorship from 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. Known under his rule as Il Duce, he founded fascism 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…
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culture · Dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943 · journalist · teacher · politician · also Benito Mussolini, Benito Amilcare Mussolini, Benito Andrea Mussolini, Il Duce, Duce, Mussolini
Born 29 July 1883 · Died 28 April 1945 · Q23559
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Snopes rated the claim “An authentic photograph shows Italian dictator Benito Mussolini participating in a wheat harvest.” True.
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Foreign Affairs: Benito Mussolini: Memoirs 1942-1943
Snopes rated the claim “A photo shared online in late August 2024 showed fascist dictator and former Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini after his attempted assassination in 1926.” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Italian dictator Benito Mussolini once said, "When I said I supported equal voting rights, I meant men shouldn't vote either."” Originated as Satire.
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fact checker rated the claim “National Public Radio which is publicly funded compared U.S. President Donald Trump to fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.” fake.
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New York Post: Benito Mussolini’s great-grandson is running for office
Snopes rated the claim “Melania Trump made a sly reference to the Mussolini-era slogan "me ne frego" with her "I DON'T REALLY CARE DO U?" jacket.” Unproven.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Melania Trump made a sly reference to the Mussolini-era slogan "me ne frego" with her "I DON'T REALLY CARE DO U?" jacket.” Unproven.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants."” Half True.
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In February 2018, a poll conducted by the Demos & Pi research institute found that out of the total 1,014 people interviewed, 19% of voters across the Italian political spectrum had a "positive or very positive" opinion of Mussolini, 60% saw him negatively and 21% did not have an opinion.
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Forbes: The Economic Leadership Secrets of Benito Mussolini
Many former members of National Alliance joined Brothers of Italy, led by current Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni
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Jurist: Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
To create the short-lived People of Freedom party led by then Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, which eventually disbanded after the defeat in the 2013 general election
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“Fundamentals of critical argumentation”
Snopes.com rated the claim “Italian dictator Benito Mussolini made the trains run on time.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Italian dictator Benito Mussolini made the trains run on time.” False.
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And was replaced by National Alliance, a conservative party that distanced itself from Fascism (its founder, former foreign minister Gianfranco Fini, declared during an official visit to Israel that Fascism was "an absol
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“Third World Ideology and Western Reality”
“Era necessario farci strada con la violenza, con il sacrificio, con il sangue; era necessario stabilire un ordine e una disciplina voluti dalle masse, ma impossibili da ottenere con una propaganda all'acqua di rose, con parole, parole e ancora parole e con ingannevoli battaglie parlamentari e giornalistiche. (da La mia vita, 1983, p. 101)”
When his remains were placed in the family crypt
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Died 1945-04-28.
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“The law of socialism is that of the desert: a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye. Socialism is a rude and bitter truth, which was born in the conflict of opposing forces and in violence. Socialism is war, and woe to those who are cowardly in war. They will be defeated.”
“The rapacious property-owning American bourgeoisie admits no limits, possesses no scruples and does not share the fears and the cowardice of our bourgeoisie. [They are] violent, absolute criminal. When they feel the need, they simply stain their hands with proletarian blood. They lack any human sense. They are only interested in exploitation.”
“Variant translation: The national flag is a rag that should be placed in a dunghill.”
“Marx was the greatest of all theorists of socialism.”
“Science is now in the process of destroying religious dogma. The dogma of the divine creation is recognized as absurd.”
“Religion is a species of mental disease. It has always had a pathological reaction on mankind.”
“Socialism has to remain a terrifying and a majestic thing. If we follow this line, we shall be able to face our enemies.”
“Socialism is not Arcadian and peaceful. We do not believe in the sacredness of human life.”
“The root of our psychological weakness was this: We socialists have never examined the problems of nations. The International was never concerned with it. The International is dead, paralyzed by events. Ten million proletarians are today on the battlefield.”
“Do not believe, even for a moment, that by stripping me of my membership card you do the same to my Socialist beliefs, nor that you would restrain me of continuing to work in favor of Socialism and of the Revolution.”
“Il lavoratore che assolve il dovere sociale senz'altra speranza che un pezzo di pane e la salute della propria famiglia, ripete ogni giorno un atto di eroismo. (dall'intervista di Ivanoe Fossani, Soliloquio in «libertà» all'isola Trimellone, Isola del Trimelone, 20 marzo 1945, da Opera omnia, vol. 32)”
“It is blood which moves the wheels of history.”
“This is what we propose now to the Treasury: either the property owners expropriate themselves, or we summon the masses of war veterans to march against these obstacles and overthrow them.”
Career landmark: minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (1943–1943).
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Career landmark: foreign minister (1943–1945).
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Career landmark: prime minister (1943–1945).
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Mussolini began speaking "more about God and the obligations of conscience", although "he still had little use for the priests and sacraments of the Church"
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Called him "one of the best journalists alive"; Mussolini was a working reporter while preparing for the March on Rome, and wrote for the Hearst News Service until 1935
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“s non-belligerence. However, in June 1940, believing that German victory was imminent, he joined the war on Germany”
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“I vecchi governi hanno inventato, allo scopo di non risolverla mai, la questione meridionale. Non esistono questioni settentrionali o meridionali. Esistono questioni nazionali. (da un discorso del 31 marzo 1939; citato in Indro Montanelli e Mario Cervi, L'Italia dell'Asse, Milano, Rizzoli, 1980)”
His ambitions for territorial expansion and growing distrust of the Western powers led him to strengthen ties with Germany, resulting in the creation of the Pact of Steel in 1939
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Career landmark: First marshal of the empire (1938–1943).
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Mussolini began reasserting his anti-clericalism
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the German Eagle in Gold with Diamonds (1937).
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Awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne (1937).
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Awarded Collar of the Imperial Order of the Red Arrows (1937).
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The Muslims of Libya presented Mussolini with the "Sword of Islam" while Fascist propaganda pronounced him as the "Protector of Islam"
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“[Su Joachim von Ribbentrop] Basta guardargli la testa per capire che ha un piccolo cervello. (citato in Galeazzo Ciano, Diario, 1937-1938, Cappelli, 1948)”
“De Bono è un vecchio cretino: non a causa degli anni, che possono rispettare l'ingegno se c'è stato, ma perché è sempre stato cretino ed ora è anche invecchiato. (citato in Galeazzo Ciano, Diario, 1937-1938, Cappelli, 1948)”
When he was prime minister of Italy, the University of Lausanne awarded Mussolini an honorary doctorate
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy (1936).
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Told the German Ambassador that Italy had no objections to Austria becoming a German satellite, removing a key obstacle to Italo-German relations
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Founded the Jewish Fascist paper La Nostra Bandiera ("Our Flag")
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“Fascism: Doctrine and Institutions”
“s familiarity with Marxist literature reflected itself in his quoting even from obscure works. During this period Mussolini considered himself an”
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Career landmark: minister of Public Works of the Kingdom of Italy (1935–1935).
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Mussolini supported the establishment of the Betar Naval Academy in Civitavecchia to train Zionist cadets, arguing that a Jewish state would be in Italy's interest
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Mussolini wondered how they would designate membership in the "Germanic race":
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“The Tragedy of the Political Exiles”
Reiterated his attitude towards the German concept of a master race:
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The IRI assumed control of Italy's three major banks; Credito Italiano, Banco di Roma, and Banca Commerciale Italiana
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“[...] ad impiccare questa ribelle genia d'Italia, ci vuole corda assai. Non ne ha abbastanza il boia. Conrad non ha avuto abbastanza uomini e cannoni per costringerci alla resa. Ci credevano ancora percossi, piegati nella rovina triste di Caporetto e ci hanno trovati in piedi, pronti a tutti i sacrifici. (da Dall'intervento al fascismo, Ulrico Hoepli Editore, Milano, 1934, p. 336)”
Career landmark: minister of the Navy of the Kingdom of Italy (1933–1943).
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Career landmark: minister of War of the Kingdom of Italy (1933–1943).
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Career landmark: minister of Air Force of the Kingdom of Italy (1933–1943).
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“The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism”
Won Goethe Medal for Art and Science (1932).
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Career landmark: minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (1932–1936).
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But "took care to exclude from the newspapers any photography of himself kneeling or showing deference to the Pope"
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Mussolini during a conversation with Emil Ludwig described antisemitism as a "German vice" and stated that "There was 'no Jewish Question' in Italy and could not be one in a country with a healthy system of government
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“[Dopo aver parlato con Gandhi, nel 1931] È un santone, un genio, che, cosa rara, usa la bontà come arma.”
The Ente Opere Assistenziali (EOA) was established, tasked with distributing food and basic necessities to families most affected by the economic crisis
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Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1930).
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Career landmark: minister of Public Works of the Kingdom of Italy (1930–1930).
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“Der Sinn für den Staat ist tief im Bewusstsein der Italiener verankert, die das Gefühl haben, dass nur der Staat die unersetzliche Garantie ihrer Einheit und ihrer Unabhängigkeit ist: dass nur der Staat die Kontinuität ihrer Abstammung und ihrer Geschichte in der Zukunft darstellt!" - Botschaft zum achten Jahr (25. Oktober 1929) https://www.adamoli.org/benito-mussolini/pag0454-.htm”
“("Il senso dello Stato grandeggia nella coscienza degli Italiani, i quali sentono che solo lo Stato è la insostituibile garanzia della loro unità e della loro indipendenza: che solo lo Stato rappresenta la continuità nell'avvenire della loro stirpe e della loro storia!" - Messaggio per l’Anno Ottavo (25 ottobre 1929))”
To 1,070,000 in 1930, reaching 1,200,000 in 1933
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Signed the Lateran Treaty to establish the Vatican City
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Career landmark: minister of Public Works of the Kingdom of Italy (1929–1929).
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A concordat with the Vatican was signed, ending decades of struggle between the Italian state and the papacy that dated back to the 1870 takeover of the Papal States by the House of Savoy during the unification of Italy
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Awarded Order of the Liberator (1928).
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“Amate il pane, cuore della casa, profumo della mensa, gioia del focolare. Rispettate il pane, sudore della fronte, orgoglio del lavoro, poema di sacrificio. (da un articolo scritto in occasione delle Giornate del pane (14-15 aprile 1928), pubblicato su Il Popolo d'Italia, n. 73, 25 marzo 1928, p. 15; ora in Opera omnia, vol. 23)”
An electoral law abolished parliamentary elections
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All other youth organizations were dissolved by law, with the exception of the Gioventù Italiana Cattolica (Catholic Italian Youth)
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Awarded National Order of Merit Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1926).
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Awarded Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion (1926).
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Awarded Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (1926).
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Career landmark: minister of the Navy of the Kingdom of Italy (1926–1929).
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Career landmark: minister of Air Force of the Kingdom of Italy (1926–1929).
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(the removal of Roberto Farinacci on 30 March 1926) and was only able to maintain a few journalistic positions
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Though in practice Italy had been a one-party state since 1925
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“Chi vuol governare, deve imparare a dir: no. (citato in Margherita Sarfatti, Dux, Mondadori, 1926)”
“Fascism entirely agrees with Mr. Maynard Keynes, despite the latter's prominent position as a Liberal. In fact, Mr. Keynes' excellent little book, The End of Laissez-Faire (1926) might, so far as it goes, serve as a useful introduction to fascist economics. There is scarcely anything to object to in it and there is much to applaud.”
Career landmark: minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Italy (1926–1943).
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Career landmark: minister of War of the Kingdom of Italy (1926–1929).
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Career landmark: minister of War of the Kingdom of Italy (1925–1926).
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Had a priest perform a Catholic marriage for himself and his wife Rachele, whom he had married in a civil ceremony 10 years earlier
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Career landmark: minister of Air Force of the Kingdom of Italy (1925–1926).
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Career landmark: minister of the Navy of the Kingdom of Italy (1925–1926).
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Mussolini began to accept the term "totalitarian", first used by anti-fascist intellectuals in 1923, as an attribute of the regime
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Career landmark: minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (1924–1929).
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Mussolini saw to it that three of his children were given Communion
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1923).
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And himself re-baptised by a Catholic priest in 1927
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Career landmark: minister of Air Force of the Kingdom of Italy (1923–1925).
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Establishing a totalitarian fascist dictatorship
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Establishing a totalitarian dictatorship
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“Unser Kampf ist undankbar, aber er ist schön, denn er verpflichtet uns, daß wir uns nur auf unsere Kräfte verlassen." - Navigare necesse. In: Popolo d'Italia, 1. Januar 1922, und in: Diuturna, S. 223.”
“Our program is simple: we want to rule Italy”
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Following the March on Rome, he was appointed prime minister by King Victor Emmanuel III
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“Opis: wypowiedziane pod koniec 1921.”
Mussolini won election to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time
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With the creation of the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, which became the National Fascist Party (PNF) in 1921
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When the entire Mediterranean, especially the so-called Julian March, was redefined to make it appear a unified region that had belonged to Italy from the times of the ancient Roman province of Italia, and was claimed as
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Had a son with Ida Dalser, a woman born in Sopramonte, a village near Trento
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In December 1915, Mussolini married Rachele Guidi, who had been his mistress since 1910.
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Mussolini's first wife was Ida Dalser, whom he married in Trento in 1914.
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Mussolini founded a newspaper, Il Popolo d'Italia, and served in the Royal Italian Army until he was wounded and discharged in 1917
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Who called themselves Fascisti (Fascists)
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“Down with the War. We remain neutral.”
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Published Giovanni Hus, il veridico (Jan Hus, true prophet), a historical and political biography about the life and mission of the Czech ecclesiastic reformer Jan Hus and his militant followers, the Hussites
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Became a member of the National Directorate of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), but was expelled for advocating military intervention in World War I
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Became a member of the National Directorate of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI)
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Returned to his hometown of Forlì, where he edited the weekly Lotta di classe (The Class Struggle)
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For "its authoritarianism and refusal to allow freedom of thought
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Studied at University of Lausanne (1904–1904).
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Was arrested by Bernese police because of his advocacy of a violent general strike, spent two weeks in jail, and was handed over to Italian police in Chiasso
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Joined the Italian Socialist Party, where he became acquainted with Olindo Vernocchi
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Born 1883-07-29.
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