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|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|job = Dictator | |job = Dictator | ||
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| | |death date = [[28 April]] [[1945]] | ||
|origin = | |origin = Italy | ||
|first mention = Just War (novel) | |first mention = Just War (novel) | ||
}}'''Benito Mussolini''' was a [[Fascism|fascist]] [[dictator]] in [[Italy]] during the [[1930s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rapture (audio story)|The Rapture]]'') Like [[Adolf Hitler]], Mussolini rose to power with the help of his charisma. He had a distinctive, angled [[chin]] which helped to project this charisma. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]'') He was, however, regarded as a "[[fatso]]" by people in the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players]]'') | }} | ||
'''Benito Mussolini''' was a [[Fascism|fascist]] [[dictator]] in [[Italy]] during the [[1930s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rapture (audio story)|The Rapture]]'') | |||
== Biography == | |||
Like [[Adolf Hitler]], Mussolini rose to power with the help of his charisma. He had a distinctive, angled [[chin]] which helped to project this charisma. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]'') He was, however, regarded as a "[[fatso]]" by people in the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players]]'') | |||
He was famously able to keep [[train]]s running on time, by, rumour had it, keeping the [[clock]]s running a few minutes fast ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'') and by always keeping the [[light]]s on at the stations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallel 59 (novel)|Parallel 59]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] also pointed out that it was a question of ''how'' the trains were run and what happened to the drivers who were late. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Thousand Tiny Wings (audio story)|A Thousand Tiny Wings]]'') | He was famously able to keep [[train]]s running on time, by, rumour had it, keeping the [[clock]]s running a few minutes fast ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'') and by always keeping the [[light]]s on at the stations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallel 59 (novel)|Parallel 59]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] also pointed out that it was a question of ''how'' the trains were run and what happened to the drivers who were late. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Thousand Tiny Wings (audio story)|A Thousand Tiny Wings]]'') | ||
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In [[1936]], [[Winston Churchill]] tried to warn people about the danger both Hitler's [[Germany]] and Mussolini's Italy posed to [[Europe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') However, his warning went unheeded. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Log 384 (short story)|Log 384]]'') | In [[1936]], [[Winston Churchill]] tried to warn people about the danger both Hitler's [[Germany]] and Mussolini's Italy posed to [[Europe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') However, his warning went unheeded. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Log 384 (short story)|Log 384]]'') | ||
Mussolini's [[Army|armies]] invaded [[Albania]] in [[1939]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') Later, during [[World War II]], they marched into the [[Democratic Republic]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Earwig Archipelago (short story)|The Earwig Archipelago]]'') They also engaged the [[Allies]] in the [[Sahara Desert]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') alongside their German allies in [[1941]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Instruments of War (comic story)|The Instruments of War]]'') | Mussolini's [[Army|armies]] invaded [[Albania]] in [[1939]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') Later, during [[World War II]], they marched into the [[Democratic Republic]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Earwig Archipelago (short story)|The Earwig Archipelago]]'') They also engaged the [[Allies (World War II)|Allies]] in the [[Sahara Desert]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') alongside their German allies in [[1941]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Instruments of War (comic story)|The Instruments of War]]'') | ||
[[The Brigadier]] recalled that [[Gordon Conall Lethbridge-Stewart|his father]] had died in the [[Sahara]], fighting Mussolini alongside [[Bernard Montgomery|Montgomery]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | |||
In [[1943]], the Allies [[Invasion of Italy|invaded Italy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') Mussolini's own people rose up against him and a mob strung him to a lamp post, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') followed by Italy's change of allegiance. Around the time of the [[Battle of Monte Cassino]] in [[1944]], Italian [[partisan]] groups had begun fighting the Germans in the [[north]] of the [[country]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Treasure Trail (comic story)|Treasure Trail]]'') Mussolini was [[Death sentence|executed]] on [[28 April]] [[1945]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') | |||
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In [[parallel world (Turn Left)|a parallel world]], [[Donna Noble]] called [[Rocco Colasanto]] "Mussolini" after he and the rest of his house was singing loudly while Donna and [[Sylvia Noble (Turn Left)|Sylvia Noble]] were trying to sleep. ([[TV]]: [[Turn Left (TV story)|''Turn Left'']]) | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 1 August 2024
Benito Mussolini was a fascist dictator in Italy during the 1930s. (AUDIO: The Rapture)
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Like Adolf Hitler, Mussolini rose to power with the help of his charisma. He had a distinctive, angled chin which helped to project this charisma. (PROSE: Warchild) He was, however, regarded as a "fatso" by people in the United Kingdom. (PROSE: Players)
He was famously able to keep trains running on time, by, rumour had it, keeping the clocks running a few minutes fast (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness) and by always keeping the lights on at the stations. (PROSE: Parallel 59) The Seventh Doctor also pointed out that it was a question of how the trains were run and what happened to the drivers who were late. (AUDIO: A Thousand Tiny Wings)
Mussolini expressed that ruling Italy was easy but utterly pointless. He had a vision of returning the nation to greatness. He allied himself with Hitler's Nazis, for which Edward Greyhaven later branded him a "fool". (PROSE: The Dying Days)
In 1936, Winston Churchill tried to warn people about the danger both Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy posed to Europe. (PROSE: Players) However, his warning went unheeded. (PROSE: Log 384)
Mussolini's armies invaded Albania in 1939. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion) Later, during World War II, they marched into the Democratic Republic. (PROSE: The Earwig Archipelago) They also engaged the Allies in the Sahara Desert (PROSE: The Dying Days) alongside their German allies in 1941. (COMIC: The Instruments of War)
The Brigadier recalled that his father had died in the Sahara, fighting Mussolini alongside Montgomery. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
In 1943, the Allies invaded Italy. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion) Mussolini's own people rose up against him and a mob strung him to a lamp post, (PROSE: The Dying Days) followed by Italy's change of allegiance. Around the time of the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944, Italian partisan groups had begun fighting the Germans in the north of the country. (COMIC: Treasure Trail) Mussolini was executed on 28 April 1945. (PROSE: Just War)
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
In a parallel world, Donna Noble called Rocco Colasanto "Mussolini" after he and the rest of his house was singing loudly while Donna and Sylvia Noble were trying to sleep. (TV: Turn Left)
