Republican Fascist Party

Republican Fascist Party
Partito Fascista Repubblicano
AbbreviationPFR
DuceBenito Mussolini
SecretaryAlessandro Pavolini
Founded13 September 1943
Dissolved2 May 1945[a]
Preceded byNational Fascist Party
Succeeded byItalian Social Movement (de facto)
HeadquartersPalazzo Castani, Milan
NewspaperIl Lavoro Fascista
Paramilitary wingBlack Brigades (from 1944)
Membership900,000 (1943 est.)
IdeologyItalian fascism
Sansepolcrismo
Anti-monarchism
Pro-Nazism[1][2][3][4][5]
Political positionFar-right[6][7]
Colours  Black[8]
Anthem"Giovinezza"[9]
Party flag

The Republican Fascist Party (Italian: Partito Fascista Repubblicano, PFR) was a political party in Italy led by Benito Mussolini during the German occupation of Central and Northern Italy and was the sole legal representative party of the Italian Social Republic. The PFR was the successor to the National Fascist Party but was more influenced by pre-1922 early radical fascism and anti-monarchism, as its members considered King Victor Emmanuel III to be a traitor after his signing of the surrender to the Allies.


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  9. ^ Olick, Jeffrey K. 2003. States of Memory-CL: continuities, conflicts, and transformations in national retrospection. Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-3063-6. p. 69.