Mussolini, Benito

Mus so li ni, Benito |ˌmo͞osəˈlēnē ˌmusəˈlini | (1883 –1945 ), Italian statesman; prime minister 1922 –43; known as Il Duce (‘the leader ’); full name Benito Amilcaro Andrea Mussolini. He founded the Italian Fascist Party in 1919, annexed Abyssinia in 1936, and entered World War II on Germany's side in 1940. He was captured and executed by Italian communist partisans a few weeks before the end of the war.

Mussolini, Benito

Mussolini, Benito |ˌmʊsəˈliːni | (1883 –1945 ), Italian Fascist statesman, Prime Minister 1922 –43; known as Il Duce (‘the leader ’); full name Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini. He founded the Italian Fascist Party in 1919. He annexed Abyssinia in 1936 and entered the Second World War on Germany's side in 1940. Forced to resign after the Allied invasion of Sicily, he was rescued from imprisonment by German paratroopers, but was captured and executed by Italian communist partisans.

Mussolini

Mus so li ni /mʊ̀səlíːni /名詞 ムッソリーニ 〘Benito /beníːtoʊ / ～, 1883 --1945; イタリアの独裁政治家 〙.