Benito Mussolini – life and death in photos

by | 1st, February 2013

ACCORDING to his re-thatched stunt double, Silvio Berlusconi, Benito Mussolini should be praised for the “good things” he did for Italy. Sure, Il Duce was into genocide, murder, exile, a terrible war that led to the deaths and abuse of millions, mustard gas (in Ethiopia) and torture, but what that man did for the self-esteem of short, bald Italians, Silvio would like noted in the history books. We’ve trawled the archives, and now bring you gallery of the Nazi-loving man’s life – and death hanging from a lamp-post. Silvio would most likely call it a tribute to Benito’s light touch and radiance…

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The Hungarian Premier, Count Pal Teleki, and his Foreign Minister Count Istvan Csaky, arrived on their official visit to Rome. They were met by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and Italian Foreign Minister Count Ciano. The Italian-Hungarian talks are just part of the patchwork of talks and counter-talks which are taking place over Europe. Whilst the totalitarian states and their sympathizers, Hungary is one of these, discuss the last stage of the democratic coalition against aggression is taking place in Moscow. Left to right are Count Ciano, Count Pal Teleki, Count Istvan Csaky and Benito Mussolini in the railway station after the arrival of the Hungarian Premier and Foreign Minister in Rome on April 18, 1939. (AP Photo)



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