jan 1, 1922 - Mussolini becomes Italian leader

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Benito Mussolini was an Italian political dictator from 1925 to 1945. He became prime minister in 1922 after forging the paramilitary fascist movement in 1919. He relied on Adolf Hitler to prop up his leadership in world war 2 but was killed shortly after the German surrender in Italy in 1945.

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