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June 19, 1903

On June 19, 1903, benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.

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1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1903rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 903rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 3rd year of the 20th…

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  1. 1903 Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.

    Dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943

    Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and dictator who led Italy as Il Duce from 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. He founded the fascist movement in 1919, with the creation of the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, which became the National Fascist Party (PNF) in 1921. Mussolini was appointed Prime Minister of Italy after the March on Rome in 1922, establishing a totalitarian dictatorship.

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