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You'll soon be able to visit a manifestation of Benito Mussolini's paranoia: his "most secret" bunker, unearthed beneath his Rome headquarters in 2011 and just revealed.
See why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th century dictators. From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. He also created fascism ...
ROME — Every year around Italy’s April 25 liberation day festivities, a group of unapologetic Italians hold a commemoration of their own—they mark the death of Benito Mussolini, who was ...
Mussolini was prime minister of Italy during World War II, until his deposition and execution in 1945. "When I said I supported equal voting rights, I meant men shouldn't vote either," Mussolini ...
Calendars with Benito Mussolini’s image on sale in a shop selling souvenirs from the fascist and Nazi period, Oct. 30, 2022 in Predappio, Italy. Francesca Volpi/Getty Images .
Following a four year restoration, Benito Mussolini’s crypt was reopened last month amid a family feud. A ferocious war of words between the former Italian dictator's descendants has revealed ...
As if showcasing the possessions of Benito Mussolini wasn’t dark enough, the owners of this museum made from his former house say the ghosts of the fascist dictator and his family now haunt the ...
MUSSOLINI and Claretta Petacci, his mistress, were captured by the Italian Partisans on Friday, April 27, 1945, at Dongo, Province of Como. They were shot the next day on a deserted country road ...
Her grandfather Benito Mussolini, “Il Duce,” was known for colonial conquests and anti-Semitic laws. She is a lawmaker for an offshoot of the political party considered heir to Italian fascism.
Mussolini’s bunker at Villa Torlonia in Rome was built nearly 20 feet underground and clad in 13-feet thick cement walls. Construction started in December 1942 and was not quite finished when ...