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Benito Mussolini was a fascist dictator that become the Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 and dictator in 1925. He ruled until Italy was under a very intense attack form the allies forces during WWII. On July 23, 1943, he was dismissed by Grand Council of Fascism and the King of Italy, Victor Emanuel III. After being held in various places in the last two months he was rescued by Nazi Commandos and taken to an audience with Hitler. Hitler wanted him to make another Italian Fascist state, which he did. The state remained until 1945, while he was trying to escape the advancing allied army by hiding in a German convoy headed towards the Alps.Partisans stopped and search the convoy at Dongo. They found him in the back of the truck wearing a private's overcoat over his striped general's pants.The partisans took him as a prisoner, later on the council of partisan leaders,lead by communists, secretly decided to execute Mussolini and his mistress.He was executed on April 29, 1945 along with 15 leading fascist.