Italian Fasces of Combat

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nationalist organization paramilitary organization political movement

The Italian Fasces of Combat was the nationalist paramilitary political movement that served as the precursor to Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party and the rise of fascism in Italy.

Aliases (6)

Blackshirts ×7
Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale ×2
Fasci Italiani di Combattimento ×1
Fascist Party militia ×1
Italian Blackshirts ×1
Italian Fascist movement ×1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nationalist organization → paramilitary organization → political movement →
associatedWithSymbol	fasces →
country	Italy →
followedBy	National Fascist Party →
foundedBy	Benito Mussolini →
hasLeader	Benito Mussolini →
historicalRole	early fascist organization in Italy → precursor to the Italian Fascist Party →
ideology	Italian nationalism → fascism →
influenced	National Fascist Party → rise of fascism in Italy →
language	Italian →
movementType	paramilitary → revolutionary →
notableMember	Benito Mussolini →
opposed	liberal political forces in Italy → socialist parties in Italy →
politicalOrientation	anti-communist → authoritarian →
politicalPosition	far-right → ultranationalist →
precededBy	Italian interventionist movement →
purpose	oppose liberal democracy → oppose socialism → promote fascist ideology → support Italian nationalism →
region	Kingdom of Italy →
significance	foundation of Italian fascist movement →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fascist Italy ("Blackshirts") → National Fascist Party ("Blackshirts") → PNF ("Blackshirts") → PNF ("Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale") →	paramilitaryWing
National Fascist Party → PNF ("Fasci Italiani di Combattimento") →	precededBy
Squadristi ("Blackshirts") →	alsoKnownAs
Benito Mussolini ("Blackshirts") →	associatedWith
OVRA ("Fascist Party militia") →	collaboratedWith
Benito Mussolini →	founded
Benito Mussolini →	founderOf
Squadristi ("Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale") →	integratedInto
Benito Mussolini →	memberOfPoliticalParty
Italian Blackshirt divisions ("Blackshirts") →	militaryBranch
Benito Mussolini ("Italian Fascist movement") →	movement
March on Rome ("Blackshirts") →	participant
Giovinezza ("Italian Blackshirts") →	usedBy