who was a fascist leader in italy who rose to power during the 1920s
Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (/bəˈniːtoʊ mʊsəˈliːni, muː-/; Italian: [beˈniːto mussoˈliːni];[1] 29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who was the leader of the National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF). He ruled Italy as Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943; he constitutionally led the country until 1925, when he dropped the pretense of democracy and established a dictatorship.