How Mussolini had a leader of the opposition assassinated
The assassination of the socialist politician Matteotti in 1924. The Italian elections of 1924 gave a majority to a dictatorship. In hindsight, should Mussolini's party have been banned?
On June 10, 1924, Giacomo Matteotti, aged 39, left his home in northern Rome on foot on his way to the parliament library. He came there often: as a prominent member of parliament, he was known as a studious and thorough person. But he was also often stubborn and angry: among his fellow party members he was nicknamed Tempesta, thunderstorm. His family c…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Toleration to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.