Conte Galeazzo Ciano - 1 dictionary results
| Cia·no
(chä'nō) Pronunciation Key
Italian fascist politician. Married (1930) to the daughter of Benito Mussolini, he urged Italy to join the Axis powers in World War II but later favored a separate peace with the Allies. Among those who called for Mussolini's resignation, he was tried for treason and executed on Mussolini's orders. |
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