Mussolini and Balbo at a Gala Event in Libya

Fabio Sappino
by Unknown Photographer
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Italo Balbo (1896-1940) and Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) during a gala evening in Libya. The appointment of Balbo as governor of Libya was, in reality, a move to exile him over fear that his popularity in Italy could threaten Mussolini’s own grip on power.

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Photographer, U. (2025, September 02). Mussolini and Balbo at a Gala Event in Libya. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20851/mussolini-and-balbo-at-a-gala-event-in-libya/

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Photographer, Unknown. "Mussolini and Balbo at a Gala Event in Libya." World History Encyclopedia, September 02, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20851/mussolini-and-balbo-at-a-gala-event-in-libya/.

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Photographer, Unknown. "Mussolini and Balbo at a Gala Event in Libya." World History Encyclopedia, 02 Sep 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20851/mussolini-and-balbo-at-a-gala-event-in-libya/.

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