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How Mussolini had a leader of the opposition assassinated

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?

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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…

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