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[[File:Mussolini_in_a_fez.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px240px|Benito Mussolini]]
In 1922, Benito Mussolini (''Il Duce'') came to power as the prime minister of Italy and the National Fascist Party leader. At first, he ruled democratically and constitutionally, but in 1925, he turned Italy into a one-party, totalitarian state and ruled as Italy's dictator. He forcefully governed Italy until 1943, when the Allied invasion of the country led to his downfall and execution.
