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Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini Biography and Timeline
Follow Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini through 223 dated historical records for Italy.
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
223Distinct records
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1902–1922Years on this page
1902
Exile of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
While working as a manual laborer becomes interested in socialism. Flees to Switzerland to avoid military service
1903
Arrest of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Arrested as an agitator & is expelled from Switzerland
1904
Arrest of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Arrested in France
Exile of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Escapes to Switzerland to avoid the military draft in Italy
1905
Military Service
Joins an Italian regiment for military service
1907
Education
Qualifies as a "Professor" in French which enables him to teach as Secondary School
1908
Teacher
Appointed Teacher at Oneglia on the Riviera
1909
Chamber of Labour
Appointed Secretary to the Chamber of Labour in Trentino, Austria
Arrest of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Arrested in Austria
Editor
Appointed Sub-Editor of The Popolo, owned by the Italian patriot Cesare Battisti
Editor
Appointed Editor of LAvvenire del Lavoratore
Exile of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Expeeled from Austria
Secretary of Chamber of Labour
Appointed Secretary to the Chamber of Labour in Trentino, Austria
1910
Claudia Particella", an anti-clerical novel
Publication of "Claudia Particella", an anti-clerical novel
Claudia Particella
Publication of "Claudia Particella", an anti-clerical novel
Arrest of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Arrested in Italy for the non-payment of a fine
Editor
Appointed Editor of The Class Struggle
1911
Arrest of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Imprisoned for 5 months, while in prison writes his autobiography. Arrested for trying to stop troops at Forli during the Italian invasion of Libya
John Huss, the Man of Truth", a booklet aimed against the Church
Publication of "John Huss, the Man of Truth", a booklet aimed against the Church
John Huss, the Man of Truth
Publication of "John Huss, the Man of Truth", a booklet aimed against the Church
1912
Congress of Socialist Party
The Congress accepts Mussolinis motion to expel 2 of its leaders, Bissolati & Bonomi. Attempts to unify the party & expel gradualists & supporters of the war against Libya
Editor
Appointed editor of Avanti, the newspaper of the Socialist Party
Role range: 1912-1914
Utopia Publication
Founds & owns his own Socialist publication, "Utopia"
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Socialist Party
Role range: 1912-1914
1914
Purge
Expelled from the Socialist Party for supporting The First World War
Role range: 1912-1914
1919
Blacksirts
Groups within the PNF called Blackshirts built a base of power by violently attacking socialists and their institutions in the rural Po Valley thereby gaining the support of landowners
PNF
In Milan, used to break up strikes & make violent assaults on opponents of fascism. Groups within the PNF called Blackshirts built a base of power by violently attacking socialists and their institutions in the rural Po Valley thereby gaining the support of landowners
Strikes
In Milan, used to break up strikes & make violent assaults on opponents of fascism
Fasci di Combattimento
Marks the transformation of the paramilitary Fasci Italiani di Combattimento into a more coherent political group (the Fasci di Combattimento, founded by Mussolini in Milans Piazza San Sepolcro
PNF
Marks the transformation of the paramilitary Fasci Italiani di Combattimento into a more coherent political group (the Fasci di Combattimento, founded by Mussolini in Milans Piazza San Sepolcro
1921
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Partito Nazionale Fascista
1922
Capture of Fiume
Fiume surrenders to the Fascists
Siege of Fiume
Fiume surrenders to the Fascists
General Strike
The Socialists call a General Strike & Mussolini embarks on strike breaking
Strike
The Socialists call a General Strike & Mussolini embarks on strike breaking
Rebellion of plan for
The fascist leadership agrees on a plan for insurrection
March on Rome
Demands a fascist Government or threatens to march on Rome
Rebellion of fascist plan for
The fascist plan for insurrection is made known at a mass meeting. Demands a fascist Government or threatens to march on Rome
Rebellion of fascist plan for
The fascist plan for insurrection is made known at a mass meeting
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.