Mussolini
Be·ni·to [buh-nee-toh; Italian be-nee-taw], /bəˈni toʊ; Italian bɛˈni tɔ/, "Il Duce", 1883–1945, Italian Fascist leader: premier of Italy 1922–43.
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Rick Steves can point out the balconies in Milan where Mussolini gave speeches.
What You Missed: How Rick Steves Got Hooked on Hiking | Fred Dreier | December 29, 2021 | Outside OnlineOne was Mussolini, who was a prime minister of a democracy for three years.
Historian: Today’s Authoritarian Leaders Aren’t Fascists—But They Are Part of the Same Story | Olivia B. Waxman | November 10, 2020 | TimeIn fact, as Ihrig points out, Mussolini called himself “the Mustafa Kemal of a Milanese Ankara” as he began his own power-grab.
The 20th-Century Dictator Most Idolized by Hitler | William O’Connor | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBanners with “Muslims go home” and “Long Live Il Duce,” in a reference to Benito Mussolini, lie crumpled along the streets.
In Rome’s Riots, Cries for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBenito Mussolini came out of the more straightforwardly named National Fascist Party.
In other words, Berlusconi's trivialization of the Shoah and his lenient views regarding Mussolini are not uncommon.
Why Do Italian Jews Tolerate Berlusconi's Trivialization of the Holocaust? | Anna Momigliano | November 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2003, for example,he claimed that Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator of Italy, “did not kill anyone.”
Why Do Italian Jews Tolerate Berlusconi's Trivialization of the Holocaust? | Anna Momigliano | November 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you think you are going to get us to accept any such Mussolini dictatorship, you've got another guess coming.
The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher PrattAre they not the very men who sent cables of homage to Hitler and Mussolini after the shame of Munich?
The Five Arrows | Allan ChaseEverybody knows what happened to Mussolini, and Hitler, and Stalin, and all their imitators.
Null-ABC | Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuireBoth Hitler and Mussolini got into power in periods of great unrest by promising peace and security to the bewildered people.
Secret Armies | John L. SpivakAnd if you should bring back Mussolini, I think you might get a medal.
A Yankee Flier in Italy | Rutherford G. Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for Mussolini
/ (ˌmʊsəˈliːnɪ, Italian mussoˈliːni) /
Benito (beˈniːto) known as il Duce. 1883–1945, Italian Fascist dictator. After the Fascist march on Rome, he was appointed prime minister by King Victor Emmanuel III (1922) and assumed dictatorial powers. He annexed Abyssinia and allied Italy with Germany (1936), entering World War II in 1940. He was forced to resign following the Allied invasion of Sicily (1943) and was eventually shot by Italian partisans
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