(29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945)

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led
the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the
key figures in the creation of Fascism. He became the 40th
Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. In late April 1945 during World 
War ll with total defeat looming, Mussolini attempted to escape
to Switzerland, only to be quickly captured and executed by
Italian partisans.

Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler in 1940