when did Benito become a dictator
Introduction. Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rose to power in the wake of World War I as a leading proponent of Facism.Originally a revolutionary Socialist, he forged the paramilitary Fascist movement in 1919 and became prime minister in 1922.ntroduction. Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rose to power in the wake of World War I as a leading proponent of Facism.