mar 23, 1919 - Mussolini's Fasci di Combattimento set up
Description:
Benito Mussolini, now a veteran, gathers a few hundred embittered veterans and forms a combat group (fasci di combattimento),this is not a party, but a movement meant to appeal to all Italians
It is broadly socialist, anti-clerical, nationalist,
initially it is very obscure, seen as just another tiny leftist sect
It is also highly opposed to the PSI,
"Avanti!" headquarters are commonly attacked
Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 23, 1919
Now
~ 107 years ago