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Pact of Blood

Italy · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1939

Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini22 May 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd

It was Italian leader Benito Mussolini who dubbed the agreement the "Pact of Steel", after being told that the original name, "Pact of Blood", would most likely be poorly received in Italy

Names involved

Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Provenance

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