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| 1883 | Birth |  |
| 29th July Predappio Birth of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini, son of a blacksmith |
| 1902 | Exile of Mussolini | |
| Flees to Switzerland to avoid military service |
| While working as a manual laborer becomes interested in socialism |
| 1902 | Teacher Mussolini | |
| Gualtieri Appointed Teacher at an elementary school in Gualtieri |
| 1903 | Arrest | |
| July Berne Arrested as an agitator & is expelled from Switzerland |
| 1904 | Arrest | |
| Arrested in France |
| 1904 | Exile of Mussolini | |
| Escapes to Switzerland to avoid the military draft in Italy |
| 1905 | Military Service Mussolini | |
| Jan Joins an Italian regiment for military service |
| 1907 | Education | |
| Qualifies as a "Professor" in French which enables him to teach as Secondary School |
| 1908 | Teacher Mussolini | |
| Mar Oneglia Appointed Teacher at Oneglia on the Riviera |
| 1909 | Arrest | |
| Arrested in Austria |
| 1909 | Editor | |
| Trentino Appointed Editor of L'Avvenire del Lavoratore |
| Appointed Sub-Editor of The Popolo, owned by the Italian patriot Cesare Battisti |
| 1909 | Exile of Mussolini | |
| Expeeled from Austria |
| 1909 | Secretary Chamber of Labour | |
| Trentino Appointed Seretary to the Chamber of Labour in Trentino, Austria |
| 1910 | Arrest | |
| Arrested in Italy for the non-payment of a fine |
| 1910 | Editor | |
| Forli Appointed Editor of The Class Struggle |
| 1910 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Claudia Particella", an anti-clerical novel |
| 1911 | Arrest | |
| Forli Arrested for trying to stop troops at Forli during the Italian invasion of Libya |
| Forli Imprisoned for 5 months, while in prison writes his autobiography |
| 1911 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "John Huss, the Man of Truth", a booklet aimed against the Church |
| 1912 | Congress of Socialist Party | |
| Reggio Attempts to unify the party & expel gradualists & supporters of the war against Libya |
| Reggio The Congress accepts Mussolini's motion to expel 2 of its leaders, Bissolati & Bonomi |
| 1912 | Editor | |
| Appointed editor of Avanti, the newspaper of the Socialist Party |
| 1912 | Party Leader | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Socialist Party |
| 1912 | Utopia Publication | |
| Founds & owns his own Socialist publication, "Utopia" |
| 1914 | Expulsion Mussolini | |
| Expelled from the Socialist Party for supporting The First World War |
| 1919 | PNF | |
| In Milan, used to break up strikes & make violent assaults on opponents of fascism |
| 23rd Mar Founds the Fascist Party |
| 1921 | Party Leader | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Partito Nazionale Fascista |
| 1922 | Capture of Fiume | |
| 5th Mar Fiume Fiume surrenders to the Fascists |
| 1922 | Committee Action | |
| 28th Oct Milan The Committee of Action is formed in Milan which becomes the fascist HQ |
| 1922 | Dictatorship Mussolini | |
| 29th Oct Makes himself a dictator after the murder of Matteotti |
| 29th Oct Rome Makes himself a dictator after the murder of Matteotti |
| 1922 | March Rome | |
| Rome Leads the fascists in the march on Rome |
| 1922 | Prime Minister | |
| 29th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Italy by Victor Emmanuel |
| 1922 | Rebellion | |
| Bolzano Allows fascist squads to attack Bolzano |
| Trent Allows fascist squads to attack Trent |
| Appointed after the resignation of the Facta Cabinet to forestall Communist revolution |
| Rome Appointed after the resignation of the Facta Cabinet to forestall Communist revolution |
| Appointed after the resignation of the Facta Cabinet to forestall Communist revolution |
| 16th Oct The fascist leadership agrees on a plan for insurrection |
| 24th Oct Naples Demands a fascist government or threatens to march on Rome |
| 24th Oct Naples The fascist plan for insurrection is made known at a mass meeting |
| 1922 | Siege of Rome | |
| 29th Oct Rome The "black shirt" army enters Rome without any opposition |
| 1922 | Strike | |
| Aug The Socialists call a General Strike & Mussolini embarks on strike breaking |
| 1923 | Bombing of Corfu | |
| 31st Aug Corfu Orders the bombing & occupation of the Greek island of Corfu |
| 1923 | Capture of Corfu | |
| Corfu Mussolini occupies Corfu but leaves after Greece pays an indemnity |
| 1923 | Incident Corfu | |
| 27th Aug Corfu A murdered Italian general, Tellini, & 4 of his staff are found dead in Greece |
| 27th Aug Corfu Mussolini occupies Corfu but leaves after Greece pays an indemnity |
| 27th Aug Corfu Sends an ultimatum to the Greek government demanding compensation, refused |
| 27th Aug Takes place while a commission defines the Greek-Albanian border |
| 27th Aug Rome Takes place while a commission defines the Greek-Albanian border |
| 31st Aug Corfu Orders the bombing & occupation of the Greek island of Corfu |
| 27th Sep Corfu Greece has to pay Italy a large indemnity |
| 27th Sep Corfu Italy withdraws from Corfu after pressure from France & Britain |
| 1923 | Invasion of Corfu | |
| 31st Aug Corfu Orders the bombing & occupation of the Greek island of Corfu |
| 1924 | Election | |
| 26th Jan A Royal decree dissolves the Chamber & elections are announced for 6 April |
| 1926 | Plot | |
| 7th April Failed attempt to assassinate Mussolini |
| 1926 | Political Parties | |
| 7th Oct All political opposition to Fascism is banned |
| 7th Oct Rome All political opposition to Fascism is banned |
| 1926 | Strike | |
| 12th Feb Strikes are made illegal |
| 1928 | Constitution | |
| The electorate can only vote for 400 candidates nominated by the Fascist Grand Council |
| 1928 | Diplomacy | |
| 25th July Tangiers Italy signs the Statute of Tangiers giving Spain greater control |
| 2nd Aug Italy & Ethiopia sign a 20-yr friendship treaty |
| 2nd Aug Rome Italy & Ethiopia sign a 20-yr friendship treaty |
| 2nd Aug Italy & Greece sign a friendship treaty |
| 2nd Aug Rome Italy & Greece sign a friendship treaty |
| 1928 | Economy | |
| Italy adopts the gold standard |
| 1928 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Italy |
| 1928 | Reform | |
| 12th May The electorate is reduced from 10 to 3 million |
| 1928 | Rule of Tangiers | |
| 25th July Tangiers Italy signs the Statute of Tangiers giving Spain greater control |
| 1928 | Statute Tangiers | |
| 25th July Tangiers Italy signs the Statute of Tangiers giving Spain greater control |
| 1928 | Treaty of Lateran Treaty | |
| Recognizes the Vatican City & Improves the relations between Church & state |
| Rome Recognizes the Vatican City & Improves the relations between Church & state |
| 1929 | Election | |
| 24th Mar The Fascists claim electoral victory |
| 1929 | Treaty of Italy Pope | |
| 11th Feb Mussolini signs a treaty with the Pope |
| 11th Feb Rome Mussolini signs a treaty with the Pope |
| 1929 | Treaty of Versailles | |
| Denounces the treaty of Versailles |
| Rome Denounces the treaty of Versailles |
| 1933 | Pact | |
| 15th July A pact between France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy is signed |
| 1934 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Brenner Pass Mussolini mobilizes 4 Div's after the assassination of Dolfuss, Hitler's coup fails |
| Brenner Pass Mussolini mobilizes on the Brenner Pass & forces Hitler to give up annexation |
| Mussolini mobilizes on the Brenner Pass & forces Hitler to give up annexation |
| 1934 | Diplomacy | |
| 14th June Venice Hitler & Mussolini meet in Venice |
| 5th Dec Wal Wal IDemands compensation for the incident at Wal Wal as a ploy to invade Ethiopia |
| 5th Dec Wal Wal Italian & Ethiopian troops clash, 100 Ethiopian & 30 Italian troops are killed |
| 1934 | Invasion of Albania | |
| 23rd June Italy invades Albania |
| 1934 | Invasion of Ethiopia | |
| 5th Dec Wal Wal IDemands compensation for the incident at Wal Wal as a ploy to invade Ethiopia |
| 1935 | Alliance | |
| Mussolini & Laval declare arms limitations & mutual support |
| Rome Mussolini & Laval declare arms limitations & mutual support |
| 1935 | Diplomacy | |
| Mussolini & Laval agree policy over Africa & guarantee Austria's independence |
| Rome Mussolini & Laval agree policy over Africa & guarantee Austria's independence |
| Mussolini & Laval declare arms limitations & mutual support |
| Rome Mussolini & Laval declare arms limitations & mutual support |
| 1935 | Invasion of Ethiopia | |
| 3rd Oct Italy invades Ethiopia without declaring war |
| 1936 | Alliance | |
| Mar Austria, Hungary & Italy sign a Three Power Pact |
| 1st Nov Milan During a speech Mussolini publicly refers to an "Axis" without divulging it's details |
| 1936 | Capture of Abyssinia | |
| Occupies Ethiopia after the end of the war |
| 9th May Proclaims Italy's annexation of Abyssinia |
| 1936 | Capture of Addis Ababa | |
| 2nd May Addis Ababa Italian forces enter the Abyssinian capital |
| 1936 | Civil War Spain | |
| 1st Aug Mussolini sends airplanes in support of the rebels |
| 24th Aug Germany, Italy & Portugal agree to Anglo-French proposals for non-intervention |
| 9th Sep London A Non-intervention committee is held in London, Italy & Germany ignore it |
| 18th Nov Italy recognizes Franco's Nationalist regime |
| 1936 | Sanctions | |
| 16th July The League of Nations capitulates & calls off the sanctions against Italy |
| 1937 | Civil War Spain | |
| Santander Congratulates Franco for capturing Santander to liberate Spain & Italy |
| 2nd Jan Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain on the status of the Mediterranean |
| 2nd Jan Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain to preserve the independence of Spain |
| 18th Nov Italy & Britain make a "gentleman's agreement" to keep the Mediterranean staus quo |
| 1937 | Conference of Nyon | |
| Nyon Italy does not attend but agrees to patrol the Mediterranean |
| 1937 | Diplomacy | |
| Mar Tripoli Presented with the "sword of Islam" |
| 1937 | Independence | |
| 2nd Jan Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain to preserve the independence of Spain |
| 1937 | League of Nations | |
| 11th Dec Takes Italy out of the League of Nations because it agrees sanctions against Italy |
| 1938 | Conference of Munich | |
| 28th Sep Munich Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement |
| 28th Sep Munich Sends an Ambasador to Hitler who wants a conference, Mussolini chooses Munich |
| 29th Sep Munich Acts as an interpreter between Hitler & the British & French Prime Ministers |
| 29th Sep Kufstein Hitler boards Mussolini's train at Kufstein prior to the Munich Conference |
| 1938 | Diplomacy | |
| 16th April Britain & Italy make a pact recognizing Italian rule in Ethiopia |
| 16th April Rome Britain & Italy make a pact recognizing Italian rule in Ethiopia |
| 16th April Italy agrees to withdraw from the Spanish Civil War |
| 16th April Rome Italy agrees to withdraw from the Spanish Civil War |
| 28th Sep Munich Hitler decides to hold a conference, Mussolini chooses Munich |
| Oct Hitler agrees German-Italian frontier arbitration between Hungary & Slovakia |
| Oct Rome Hitler agrees German-Italian frontier arbitration between Hungary & Slovakia |
| 17th Dec Rome Italy declares the 1935 pact with France invalid, because ratification's had not been exchanged |
| 1938 | Parliament | |
| 30th Nov Parliament is recalled after a 6 month recess |
| 1939 | Alliance | |
| 22nd May Formalizes relations between Italy & Germany, Japan joins after the outbreak of war |
| 22nd May Rome Formalizes relations between Italy & Germany, Japan joins after the outbreak of war |
| 1939 | Diplomacy | |
| Jan Chamberlain tries to prise Italy away from the Axis |
| Jan Rome Chamberlain tries to prise Italy away from the Axis |
| 3rd Sep Hitler pays a State visit to Mussolini in Rome |
| 3rd Sep Rome Hitler pays a State visit to Mussolini in Rome |
| 1939 | Invasion of Albania | |
| 7th April Sends troops into Albania |
| 13th April Italy captures Albania |
| 1939 | Pact | |
| 22nd May Formalizes relations between Italy & Germany, Japan joins after the outbreak of war |
| 22nd May Rome Formalizes relations between Italy & Germany, Japan joins after the outbreak of war |
| 1940 | Alliance | |
| 13th May Tells Ciano Italy will enter the war on the German side |
| 13th May Rome Tells Ciano Italy will enter the war on the German side |
| 1940 | Bombing of Bardia | |
| Dec Bardia The British bomb Bardia |
| 1940 | Bombing of Naples | |
| 30th Dec Naples Churchill says Mussolini is "the one man" who brought Italy into the war |
| 1940 | Bombing of Valona | |
| 30th Dec Valona The RAF bombs Valona |
| 1940 | Capture of Sollum | |
| 13th Sep Sollum Italy captures Sollum, Egypt |
| 1940 | Declaration of War | |
| 10th June Declares war on Britain & France after Germany has occupied France |
| 1940 | Health | |
| A leg wound from 1917 opens up & he has to wear special boots |
| 1940 | Invasion of Albania | |
| 30th Dec Valona The Italians cannot form a line of defence & the Greeks advance on Valona |
| 1940 | Invasion of Egypt | |
| 19th Aug Orders the invasion of Egypt on the day that the invasion of Britain was mounted |
| 1940 | Invasion of France | |
| 10th June Mussolini enters the war against France |
| 1940 | Invasion of Greece | |
| 28th Oct Italy has its 1st engagement of the war by a failed attempt to occupy Greece |
| 28th Oct The failed invasion attempt diverts German divisions from the Russian front |
| 1940 | Invasion of Somaliland | |
| 3rd Aug Italy commences the occupation of British Somaliland |
| 19th Aug Italy completes the occupation of British Somaliland |
| 1940 | Tripartite Pact | |
| 27th Sep The Tripartite Pact is signed by Germany, Italy & Japan |
| 1941 | Battle of Western Desert | |
| Feb Wavell's 30,000 men have counterattacj the Italians, advance 500 miles & take 130,000 |
| 10th Feb Hitler offers Mussolini help after Italy's immanent defeat |
| 1941 | Diplomacy | |
| 19th Jan Berchtesgaden Hitler discloses his general plans toward the Russians |
| 19th Jan Berchtesgaden Hitler & Mussolini meet at Berchtesgaden |
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