Il duce is an Italian term meaning 'the leader,' most famously associated with Benito Mussolini, the founder of Italian Fascism and Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 until 1943. This title symbolized Mussolini's authoritarian control over the state and his vision of reviving Italy as a great power, often using propaganda to cultivate a cult of personality around himself as a strong and decisive leader.
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