may 27, 1927 - General Inspectorate of Police Established

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Nicknamed the 'OVRA', for "Organization for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism", this was a secret police of the Kingdom of Italy founded by Mussolini. They were assigned to stop any anti-Fascist activity, and consisted of about 50,000 police. This police force enforced Fascism even more, by taking to violent methods towards those who openly didn't agree with Fascism, even if they weren't an important figure.

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