Il Popolo d'Italia
Il Popolo d'Italia (Eng .: "The People of Italy") is the title of an Italian political daily newspaper that was founded in 1914 by Benito Mussolini. The title is based on that of the paper by the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi .
history
In 1914 Benito Mussolini was excluded from the Partito Socialista Italiano (Eng. "Socialist Party of Italy") and as editor-in-chief of the party organ Avanti! was replaced because, contrary to the party's decisions, he had publicly advocated Italy's entry into the war on the side of the Entente . It is likely that significant funds flowed from France to fund the creation of Il Popolo d'Italia . In this paper, which appeared in 1915 with an edition of 80,000 copies, Mussolini initially promoted the entry of the war as a matter of priority.
When Mussolini took office in 1922, the newspaper became the official organ of the Partito Nazionale Fascista (German: "National Fascist Party") and represented a line loyal to the king. It was discontinued after Mussolini's arrest on July 26, 1943. After his liberation in September 1943, at his express request, the newspaper no longer appeared. In December 1944 Mussolini sold the seat in Piazza Cavour in Milan to the industrialist Gian Riccardo Cella.
In 1998 a request for a new edition was rejected in Milan. The fascist newspaper was nevertheless able to appear in 1999 on the condition that it was not available for free sale, but only for subscribers.