1920 Milan Benito Mussolini and his family-Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883  28 April 1945) was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party ruling the country from 1922 to his ousting in 1943. Mussolini was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism. Mussolini was Dictator of Italy from 1930 to 1943 after he destroyed all political opposition through his secret police and outlawed labor strikes