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| | Benito Mussolini - Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | · M soon heard that Facta and D’Annuzio were plotting against the fascists: they were to ask all veterans to a mass rally on the occasion of a great Italian victory, in which Facta, backed by D’Annuzio, would call on veterans to end fascist violence. |
 | | · Facta, on the other hand, did not give up: he refused to “weakly hand over the state” in this way: took contact with military, army, discovered enough support to stop a violent fascist takeover → at least 20,000 easily available, trained, experienced military men ready to be stationed in Rome. |
 | | , Facta had mobilized the king, heads of army, police to defend Rome, not to mention many volunteers. |
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