March on Rome

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March on Rome
Part of Civil unrest in Italy
Benito Mussolini and his Blackshirts during the March
Date 28–31 October 1922 Location Rome, Italy Action Mussolini's Blackshirts conquered strategic points across the country and gathered outside Rome. King Victor Emmanuel III refused to declare a state of emergency and transferred power to the Fascists. Result Fascist coup d'état successful Mussolini formed a new government
Belligerents
Italian Government Royal Guards	National Fascist Party Blackshirts
Commanders and leaders
Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Facta Marcello Soleri Emanuele Pugliese	Benito Mussolini Emilio De Bono Italo Balbo Cesare Maria De Vecchi Michele Bianchi
Political support
Liberals Socialists Populars Communists	Fascists Nationalists

The March on Rome (Italian: Marcia su Roma) was an organized mass demonstration in October 1922 which resulted in Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF) ascending to power in the Kingdom of Italy. In late October 1922, Fascist Party leaders planned a march on the capital. On 28 October, the fascist demonstrators and Blackshirt paramilitaries approached Rome; Prime Minister Luigi Facta wished to declare a state of siege, but this was overruled by King Victor Emmanuel III, who, fearing bloodshed, persuaded Facta to resign by threatening to abdicate. On 30 October 1922, the King appointed Mussolini as Prime Minister, thereby transferring political power to the fascists without armed conflict. On 31 October the fascist Blackshirts paraded in Rome, while Mussolini formed his coalition government.^[1][2]