March on Rome

The March on Rome was the name given to the coup d'état by which Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy in late October 1922.

The March

Mussolini, now confident of his control over events, was determined to accept nothing less than control of the government, and on October 29 the king asked him to become prime minister and form a cabinet. Traveling from Milan by train, Mussolini arrived in Rome where he formed a government on October 30. Some 25,000 Blackshirts were transported to the city, where they marched in a ceremonial triumphant parade on 31 October. ,

Related Topics:
October 29 - Prime minister - October 30 - 31 October

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The March on Rome was not the conquest of power that Mussolini later called it but rather a transfer of power within the framework of the constitution, a transfer made possible by the surrender of public authorities in the face of fascist intimidation.

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