"Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy" -Benito Mussolini
Personal Details:
Born: July 29, 1883
Died: April 28, 1945
Nationality: Italian
Spouse: Rachele Mussolini
Children: Edda Mussolini
Vittorio Mussolini
Bruno Mussolini
Romano Mussolini
Early Life:
Born: July 29, 1883
Died: April 28, 1945
Nationality: Italian
Spouse: Rachele Mussolini
Children: Edda Mussolini
Vittorio Mussolini
Bruno Mussolini
Romano Mussolini
Early Life:
- Expelled from his boarding school for a knifing incident.
- Graduates from school and becomes a elementary school teacher.
- Emigrated to Switzerland to avoid military service. While he was there he was arrested because of his advocacy of a violent general strike, then deported back to Italy.
- In 1909 he left Italy again and went to Austria-Hungary to work as a secretary to a labor party in the city of Trento.
- In 1915 he joins the army, and two years later is promoted to master sergeant then he is severely injured.
- In 1922 the March on Rome and King Victor Emmanuel III appoints Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy.
- In 1935 Italy starts a war with Ethiopia which they later win.
- Mussolini proclaims the "Italian Empire" and forms a alliance with Hitler, and he announces the creation of the "Rome-Berlin Axes"
- In 1940 Italy declares war on France and Great Britain. Later that year the three country pack is formed between Italy, Germany and Japan is formed. Also Italy invades Greece.
- Sicily is invaded and Mussolini power weakens.
- King Victor Emmanuel III orders for Mussolini's arrest and he flees to Hitlers HQ.
- In 1945 Mussolini is captured by the Italian Underground while he is trying to escape to Germany. He and his mistress are then shot, beaten, then hung in public.