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MUSSOLINI’S ARMY

26 January 1923 – 24 January 1932

01 SECOND ITALO-SENUSSI WAR

Beginning shortly after Mussolini comes to power, this colonial conflict sees Italy pacify Libyan rebels. Tens of thousands of Libyans are killed in a war that lasts almost ten years. Libya is the beginning of a fascist programme to build a new Italian Empire.

3 October 1935 – 19 February 1937

02 SECOND ITALO-ETHIOPIAN WAR

Italian soldiers invade

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