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Benito Mussolini was born in Predappio, Romagna, July 29, 1883. Benito qualified as an elementary schoolmaster in 1901. In 1902 he emigrated to Switzerland, but was arrested for vagrancy. He returned to Italy to do military service.
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On April 28, 1945, just before the Allied armies reached Milan, Mussolini, along with his mistress Claretta Petacci, was caught by Italian partisans as he headed for Chiavenna to board a plane for escape to Switzerland. They were both shot on the spot along with their sixteen-man escort. The next day the bodies were hung in Piazzale Loreto (Milan) along with those of other fascists to be abused by the crowds. Mussolini's body was then taken to Predappio and the family chapel.
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Mussolini was born in Dovia di Predappio, Italy, on July 29, 1883, the son of a socialist blacksmith. He embraced socialism as a teenager and as a young man became a schoolteacher and socialist journalist in northern Italy. In 1902 he moved to Switzerland and earned a living as a laborer. He returned to Italy in 1904 to perform his required military service and then resumed his teaching.
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On April 27, 1945 Mussolini and his mistress were captured by Italian communist partisans as they were attempting to flee to Switzerland. On April 29, 1945 both Mussolini and his mistress were executed. There had not been a plan to execute his mistress, but she refused to let go of Benito Mussolini. The bodies of Mussolini and his mistress were hung from the feet in Milan to prove to the people that Benito Mussolini truly was dead. The display of the body of Il Duce ... was an attempt to disuade other fascists to continue the fight or commit acts of revenge.
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As a young boy, Benito was aggressive and considered a bully. He was kicked out of two schools for stabbing two fellow students with his penknife. Furthermore, when it was time for punishment, he would equally attack those of authority. As a part of Italy’s middle class, he wasn’t poor in the sense of the word, but his father’s escapades often kept the family in dire straights. However, even with all of these problems, Mussolini was seen as an intelligent kid who was able to obtain his teaching licensure. After a short stint teaching, he went to Switzerland where he became self-educated in the political philosophers of the day.
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Soon after he arrived in Switzerland in 1902, 18 years old and looking for work, Benito Mussolini was starving and penniless. All he had in his pockets was a cheap nickel medallion of Karl Marx.
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