Corfu Crisis
Italian forces occupy Corfu during a League crisis.
Role range: 1922-1943
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Benito Mussolini Biography and Timeline
Follow Benito Mussolini through 18 dated historical records for Italy.
Benito Mussolini, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1923
1925
Italian Guarantee of Belgian-German Frontier
Italy also becomes a guarantor of Belgium's security against a prohibited German attack across their common border.
Role range: 1922-1943
Italian Guarantee of Franco-German Frontier
Mussolini accepts an Italian obligation to support the settlement fixing the western boundary between France and Germany.
Role range: 1922-1943
Mussolini Joins Final Locarno Negotiations
Mussolini joins the final stage of the Locarno Conference as Italy prepares to become a guarantor power.
Role range: 1922-1943
1926
Quota 90 Gold Policy Announced
Mussolini announces the Quota 90 policy, seeking a strong lira and a return to gold convertibility at an exchange rate near 90 lire to sterling.
Role range: 1922-1943
1927
Gold Convertibility Restored
Italy legally restores gold and foreign-exchange convertibility of the lira at the new Quota 90 parity within the interwar gold-exchange standard.
Role range: 1922-1943
Gold Exchange Standard
A decree restores convertibility of Bank of Italy notes into gold or gold-convertible foreign currency.
Role range: 1922-1943
1935
Abyssinia Crisis
Launches the invasion of Ethiopia despite League obligations.
Role range: 1922-1943
Gold Convertibility Effectively Suspended
Foreign-exchange restrictions associated with the Ethiopian war effectively end the lira's practical gold convertibility before formal devaluation follows in 1936.
Role range: 1922-1943
1936
Sanctions Lifted
League sanctions fail to reverse Italy's conquest of Ethiopia.
Role range: 1922-1943
Lira Devaluation
Italy devalues the lira after the collapse of the Gold Bloc, formally ending the parity created by the 1927 return to gold.
Role range: 1922-1943
1937
League Withdrawal
Italy leaves the League after the Abyssinia sanctions dispute.
Role range: 1922-1943
1938
Treaty of Munich
Mussolini relayed a request for Hitler to postpone military action and proposed a four-power conference.
Role range: 1922-1943
Treaty of Munich
Mussolini presented proposals closely reflecting German demands and acted publicly as a mediator.
Role range: 1922-1943
Treaty of Munich
Mussolini signed the agreement and its annexes concerning guarantees and minority questions.
Role range: 1922-1943
1939
Invasion Ordered
Mussolini orders the invasion of Albania to expand Italian control across the Adriatic
Role range: 1939-1939 – 1922-1943
Albania Annexed
Mussolini incorporates Albania into the Italian sphere under the Savoy crown
Role range: 1939-1943 – 1922-1943
1940
Suez Canal
Declares war on Britain and France, making Egypt and the Suez Canal a strategic objective for Italian forces in Libya.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Records, sources and methodology
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