Benito Mussolini (Dies Irae)

Benito Mussolini
Duce Benito Mussolini
Prime Minister of Italy
	In office; 31 October 1922 – 25 July 1943
Monarch	Victor Emmanuel III
Preceded by	Luigi Facta
Succeeded by	Pietro Badoglio
Duce of the Italian Social Republic
	In office; 23 September 1943 – 16 September 1950
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Bruno Mussolini
Duce of Fascism
	In office; 23 March 1919 – 16 September 1950
Preceded by	Movement established
Succeeded by	Bruno Mussolini
Personal details
Born	29 July 1883; Dovia di Predappio, Forlì, Kingdom of Italy
Died	16 September 1950 (aged 67); Milan, Italian Social Republic
Death cause	Stroke
Political party	PNF (1921-1950)
Other political; affiliations	PSI (1901 - 1914); Fasci d'Azione Rivoluzionaria (1914 -1919); Fasci Italiani di Combattimento (1919- 1921); PFR (1943 -1945);
Spouse(s)	Ida Dalser (m. 1914; div. 1915); Rachele Guidi (m. 1915);
Domestic partner	Margherita Sarfatti (1911-1931); Clara Petacci (1933-1945);
Signature	Benito Mussolini (Dies Irae)'s signature
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch	Royal Italian Army
Years of service	1915–1917 (active)
Rank	First Marshal of the Empire; Corporal;
Unit	11th Bersaglieri Regiment
Battles/wars	First World War; Pacification of Libya; Second Italo-Ethiopian War; Spanish Civil War; Italian invasion of Albania; Second World War;
	a. ^ As Head of Government, Prime Minister, Secretary of State from 24 December 1925

“	The function of a citizen and a soldier are inseparable.	”
–Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 16 September 1950) was an Italian dictator who founded and led the National Fascist Party (PNF). He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922, until his deposition in 1943, as well as Duce of Italian fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919, until his death in 1950. As a dictator and founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired the international spread of fascist movements during the interwar period.