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Carlo Scorza | |
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Secretary of the National Fascist Party | |
In office 19 April 1943 – 27 July 1943 | |
Leader | Benito Mussolini |
Preceded by | Aldo Vidussoni |
Succeeded by | None |
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Born | 15 June 1897 Paola, Italy |
Died | 23 December 1988 | (aged 91)
Political party | FCI (1920–1921) PNF (1921–1943) |
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Profession | Royal Italian Army officer, Blackshirts leader, journalist |
Carlo Scorza (15 June 1897 – 23 December 1988) was a prominent member of the National Fascist Party of Italy during World War II. He built his reputation in the Italian Fascist paramilitary group known as the Blackshirts, and later rose to the position of party secretary, second only to Benito Mussolini in authority over Fascist Italy. His brief and rocky tenure began in the spring of 1943 and ended with the party's collapse and abolition at the end of July.