First fascist dictator

Benito Mussolini became Italy’s youngest Prime Minister on 31 October 1922, having led the country’s right wing, fascist political movement since 1919. He made it clear that he would govern authoritatively and soon obtained full dictatorial powers, securing his position in a fraudulent election in 1924. He thus became the first of the fascist dictators, later joining with Adolf Hitler and Germany in the Second World War. He was captured by Italian partisans and shot and killed on 28 April 1945 while trying to flee to Switzerland.