Benito Mussolini
Link to all 6 parts of the series on Arte: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/RC-021968 ... -diktatur/Benito Mussolini is considered the founder of fascism. In 1922, after the "March on Rome" by the paramilitary blackshirts, he was appointed prime minister. He weakened Italy's fragile democracy, controlled the judiciary and used radio to win over the masses. Mussolini thus developed techniques that many dictators after him adopted....
Part 1 Kim Ill-Sung
Part 2 Saddam Hussein
Part 3 Francisco Franco
Part 4 Benito Mussolini
Part 5 Idi Amin
Part 6 Manuel Noriega
Excellent, as always on Arte, definitely worth seeing.
Hans
P.S. I hardly understand what's going on in Italy, I don't have an answer, and I don't want to speculate...