Fascist and anti-Fascist violence in Italy (1919–26)

Civil unrest in Italy (1919–26)
Benito Mussolini and Fascists during the March on Rome in 1922.
Date April 15, 1919 – October 31, 1926 Location Italy Result Ascension of Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 after the March on Rome and Fascist takeover of the Italian government in 1924 following the Matteotti crisis. Eventual repression of anti-Fascists and arrest of anti-Fascist leaders.
Belligerents
Far-left and anti-Fascists	Government	Fascist
Commanders and leaders
Amadeo Bordiga (Communist) Antonio Gramsci (Communist) Enrico Malatesta (Anarchist-Communist) Guido Picelli(Arditi del Popolo, an anti-Fascist coalition)	1919-22 Victor Emmanuel III Giovanni Giolitti Ivanoe Bonomi Luigi Facta 1922-26 Victor Emmanuel III Benito Mussolini	Benito Mussolini (allied with the government after 1922)

1919-22
Victor Emmanuel III
Giovanni Giolitti
Ivanoe Bonomi
Luigi Facta

Italy witnessed significant widespread civil unrest and political strife in the aftermath of World War I and the rise of the Fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini which opposed the rise of the international left, especially the far-left along with others who opposed Fascism. Fascists and communists fought on the streets during this period as the two factions competed to gain power in Italy. The already tense political environment in Italy escalated into major civil unrest when Fascists began attacking their rivals, beginning on April 15, 1919 with Fascists attacking the offices of the Italian Socialist Party's newspaper Avanti!.

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