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In a plain wooden packing case, the remains of Benito Mussolini, one-time dictator of Fascist Italy. His body lies in state in a private chapel at San Cassiano cemetery before burial in the family tomb. Mussolini's body had been hidden for 10 years before in a hiding place known only to two men. This weekend, his body was returned to his widow. The former Il Duce and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were hanged by partisans when escaping after his regime had collapsed during the Second World War.

In a plain wooden packing case, the remains of Benito Mussolini, one-time dictator of Fascist Italy. His body lies in state in a private chapel at San Cassiano cemetery before burial in the family tomb. Mussolini's body had been hidden for 10 years before in a hiding place known only to two men. This weekend, his body was returned to his widow. The former Il Duce and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were hanged by partisans when escaping after his regime had collapsed during the Second World War. Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G64BCE

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34.1 MB (981.3 KB Compressed download)

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4096 x 2914 px | 34.7 x 24.7 cm | 13.7 x 9.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

2 September 1957

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PA

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