Violet Gibson
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Violet Albina Gibson was an Irish woman who attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini in 1926. She was released without charge but spent the rest of her life in a psychiatric hospital in England.
Gibson in 1926
Gibson pictured after her arrest in 1926
Mussolini with bandaged nose following his shooting by Gibson
Her gravestone in Kingsthorpe Cemetery
Benito Mussolini
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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and dictator who led the Kingdom of Italy as a fascist dictatorship from 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. Known under his rule
Violet Gibson
…Violet Albina Gibson (31 August 1876 – 2 May 1956) was an Irish woman who attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini in 1926. She was released without charge but spent the rest of her life in a psychiatric hospital in England. She was the daughter of Lord Ashbourne…
Mussolini in 1939
Birthplace of Mussolini in Predappio; the building now hosts exhibitions on contemporary history.
Mussolini's booking file following his arrest by the police on 19 June 1903, Bern, Switzerland
Mussolini in the early 1900s