His Excellency Duce Benito Mussolini
Official Portrait
27th 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 – 25 April 1945
Duce of Fascism
In office 23 March 1919 – 28 April 1945
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 5 February 1943 – 25 July 1943
Preceded by	Galeazzo Ciano
Succeeded by	Raffaele Guariglia
In office 20 July 1932 – 9 June 1936
Preceded by	Dino Grandi
Succeeded by	Galeazzo Ciano
In office 30 October 1922 – 12 September 1929
Preceded by	Carlo Schanzer
Succeeded by	Dino Grandi
Minister of the Colonies
In office 20 November 1937 – 31 October 1939
Preceded by	Alessandro Lessona
Succeeded by	Attilio Teruzzi
In office 17 January 1935 – 11 June 1936
Preceded by	Emilio De Bono
Succeeded by	Alessandro Lessona
In office 18 December 1928 – 12 September 1929
Preceded by	Luigi Federzoni
Succeeded by	Emilio De Bono
Minister of War
In office 22 July 1933 – 25 July 1943
Preceded by	Pietro Gazzera
Succeeded by	Antonio Sorice
In office 4 April 1925 – 12 September 1929
Preceded by	Antonino Di Giorgio
Succeeded by	Pietro Gazzera
Minister of the Interior
In office 6 November 1926 – 25 July 1943
Preceded by	Luigi Federzoni
Succeeded by	Bruno Fornaciari
In office 31 October 1922 – 17 June 1924
Preceded by	Paolino Taddei
Succeeded by	Luigi Federzoni
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 11 June 1921 – 2 August 1943
Personal details
Born	Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (1883-07-29)29 July 1883 Predappio, Kingdom of Italy
Died	28 April 1945(1945-04-28) (aged 61) Giulino di Mezzegra, Kingdom of Italy
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Resting place	San Cassiano cemetery, Predappio, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	National Fascist Party (1921–1943)
Other political affiliations	Italian Socialist Party (1901–1914) Fasces of Revolutionary Action (1914–1919) Italian Fasces of Combat (1919–1921) Republican Fascist Party (1943–1945)
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)	Ida Dalser (m. 1914) Rachele Guidi (m. 1915)
Relations	Margherita Sarfatti Clara Petacci
Children	Benito Albino Mussolini Edda Mussolini Vittorio Mussolini Bruno Mussolini Romano Mussolini Anna Maria Mussolini
Parents	Alessandro Mussolini Rosa Maltoni
Relatives	Mussolini family
Profession	Politician, journalist, novelist, teacher
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Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service	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

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini KSMOM GCTE (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He also was the leader of the National Fascist Party.