Benito Mussolini was born on 29 July 1883 in Predappio. An Italian politician, Mussolini began as a socialist journalist and founded the Fascist movement after the First World War. He became prime minister in 1922 after the March on Rome and, by 1925, had set up a dictatorship under the title Il Duce, suppressing opposition and the free press. His regime invaded Ethiopia in 1935, allied with Nazi Germany and entered the Second World War in 1940, suffering a series of military defeats. He was removed from power in July 1943, rescued by German forces and put at the head of a puppet state in northern Italy. He was captured and shot by Italian partisans in April 1945.
Before and after
- from 5 June 1883 to 14 December 2009Orient Express
- 5 June 1883Birth of John Maynard Keynes
- 15 June 1883Bismarck introduces the first national health insurance
- 3 July 1883Birth of Franz Kafka
- 29 July 1883Birth of Benito Mussolini
- 12 August 1883The last quagga dies in Amsterdam
- 19 August 1883Birth of Coco Chanel
- 14 November 1883Publication of Treasure Island
- 1884Car
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