Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini[a] (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who was the Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. He was also Duce of Italian fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919, until his summary execution in 1945.

Duce (/ ˈduːtʃeɪ / DOO-chay, Italian: [ˈduːt͡ʃe]) is an Italian title, derived from the Latin word dux, 'leader', and a cognate of duke. National Fascist Party leader Benito Mussolini was identified by Fascists as Il Duce ('The Leader') of the movement since the birth of the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento in 1919.

2025年2月27日 · By 1925 Mussolini had dismantled Italy’s democratic institutions and assumed his role as dictator, adopting the title Il Duce (“The Leader”). What were Benito Mussolini’s political beliefs? Benito Mussolini was Europe’s first 20th-century fascist dictator.

2022年4月11日 · Mussolini, known as “Il Duce” (the Leader), ruled as a dictator from that point on. He fostered a cult of personality, projecting himself as an omnipotent and indispensable leader.

Benito Mussolini, known as Il Duce, (born July 29, 1883, Predappio, Italy—died April 28, 1945, near Dongo), Italian dictator (1922–43). An unruly but intelligent youth, he became an ardent socialist and served as editor of the party newspaper, Avanti!

2014年4月3日 · Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, who went by the nickname “Il Duce” (“the Leader”), was an Italian dictator who created the Fascist Party in 1919 and eventually held all the power in Italy...

2024年5月26日 · Over the course of two decades, Mussolini would transform Italy into a totalitarian dictatorship, lead the nation into a disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany, and meet a grim end at the hands of his own people. This is the story of how Il Duce came to rule Italy.