Vive, viva, and vivat
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Viva, vive, and vivat are interjections used in the Romance languages. Viva in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, Vive in French, and Vivat in Latin are subjunctive forms of the verb "to live." Being t
Viva o 25 de abril graffiti in Portugal.
A frame from the trailer for Viva Zapata!
A door frame in Mazzo di Valtellina, commemorating the conscripts of 1930.
Duce
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Duce is an Italian title, derived from the Latin word dux, 'leader', and a cognate of duke. National Fascist Party leader Benito Mussolini was identified by Fascists as Il Duce of the movement since t
Vive, viva, and vivat
…used to salute a person or non-personal entity: "Vive le Québec libre" (from Charles de Gaulle's Vive le Québec libre speech in Montreal), or "Viva il Duce!" the rough equivalent in Fascist Italy of the greeting, "Heil Hitler." In addition, in monarchical times, the king of France would be wished "Vive le…
Mussolini mezzobusto
Benito Mussolini portrait as dictator