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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

UNBELIEVABLE: Mussolini photo to be removed from italian ministry wall | History Defined

Benito Mussolini pictured in 1934.
A different photo of Benito Mussolini, from 1934. Photograph: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

A photo of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini hanging on a wall in the Italian ministry for economic development will be removed to “avoid controversy”, the outgoing minister has said.

The newly elected senate speaker, Ignazio La Russa, a Brothers of Italy co-founder who collects fascist memorabilia, criticised the move as an example of “cancel culture”.

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