The Grand Council of Fascism was the main body of Mussolini's government in the Kingdom of Italy, which held and applied great power to control the institutions of government. It was created as a body of the National Fascist Party in 1922, and became a state body on 9 December 1928. The council usually met at the Palazzo Venezia, Rome, which was also the seat of the head of the Italian government. The Council became extinct following a series of events in 1943, in which Benito Mussolini was voted out as the Prime Minister of Italy.
The Grand Council of Fascism voted a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini, who was arrested the same day by King Victor Emmanuel III and replaced by Pietro Badoglio.
On July 25, in the year 1943, The Grand Council of Fascism voted a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini, who was arrested the same day by King Victor Emmanuel III and replaced by Pietro Badoglio. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of July 25, one of 455 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on July 25, 1943 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 18 April 2026.
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