He founded the National Fascist Party (PNF) and served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1922, later adopting the title Duce ("leader") of Italian fascism. Mussolini first organized the Italian …

Oct 11, 2025 · Benito Mussolini, the controversial Italian dictator and founder of fascism, rose to power through his charismatic leadership but ultimately led Italy into disastrous alliances …

Jul 23, 2025 · Mussolini was the first to establish a fully-fledged fascist regime and became a model for other movements in Europe, thus contributing to the spread of totalitarianism across …

Apr 11, 2022 · Before becoming one of the most famous fascists of the 20th century, Benito Mussolini was a young socialist, but he split with the movement and then rode a wave of anti …

Read a short biography about the life of Benito Mussolini - the founder of Fascism and Hitler's WW2 ally.

Benito Mussolini was an Italian nationalist and the founder of Italian Fascism. He ruled Italy from 1922–1925 as Prime Minister, and from 1925–1943 as il Duce, the Fascist dictator. Mussolini’s …

Oct 12, 2022 · Benito Mussolini rose to power in October 1922, when a storm was gathering over Italy. Fascism —a political movement that harnessed discontent with a potent brew of …

Benito Mussolini, the deposed Italian fascist dictator, was summarily executed by an Italian partisan in the village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy on 28 April 1945, in the final days …

Sep 5, 2023 · Mussolini’s ambitions extended far beyond simply holding political power. The fascist regime sought to transform Italian society fundamentally—restructuring the economy, …

Oct 11, 2025 · Mussolini created a cult of personality and was hailed as a genius and a superman by public figures worldwide. His achievements were considered little less than miraculous.