1. THE ASSASSINATION OF THE DUCE OF ITALY (29TH JULY 1883 – 28TH APRIL 1945) SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: Dr. Shveta Dhaliwal Trishita Das Gupta Roll 570 Group 10

2. BENITO AMILCARE ANDREA MUSSOLINI “All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state” as a Fascist….. “Let’s have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands and an infinite scorn in our hearts” as a born fighter….. “Blood alone moves the wheels of history” as a man of the trenches….

4. An Italian politician.

5. Led the Nationalist Fascist party.

6. Mussolini’s spouses:Ida Dalser Rachele Mussolini

9. After returning from the first world war, he had decided that socialism as a doctrine had been a failure.

10. In 1917,he got his start in politics.

13. On 31st October, 15 year old Anteo Zamboni attempted to shoot Mussolini in Bologna.

14. Mussolini also survived a failed assassination in Rome by Gino Lucetti

16. Members of Trieste,Istria,Gorizia and Reka (TIGR), a Slovene anti fascist group had also failed in it’s attempt to assassinate Mussolini

18. They were headed for Switzerland to board a plane to escape to Spain

19. They were brought to Messegra where they spent their last night in the house of the De Maria family.

24. Mussolini fell down but did not die

27. CONCLUSION Mussolini was the picturesque figure in all Italy. As a man, he was unique. As a leader, he is not to be compared. He had his country in the palm of his hand, to crush if he pleased, to save if he wanted. He was the organizer and builder of Italy. He was not a cultured man. But he was a born fighter, a man for the trenches. Mussolini was a very dynamic human force whose luck betrayed him towards the end of his life. And it can be concluded that he got back what he gave…..

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