Duce
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Duce is an Italian word meaning leader, derived from Latin word dux of the same meaning, of which Duke is a derivation. Other Italian leaders whose names derive from dux are the Doges of Venice and Genoa, and the title of nobility duca ("duke").
[edit] History and usage
The title was used for the eighth time, by the king Vittorio Emanuele III in the 1915 , during World War I, the term was also used by Gabriele D'Annunzio as dictator of the self-proclaimed Italian Regency of Carnaro in 1923.
Führer in Nazi, Germany was a direct translation of this term. The same mistake was made by Francisco Franco know as "El Caudillo" during his leadership in Spanish Land since the 1938
The term is not commonly used, except in reference to Benito Mussolini. The term was also applied to Rudolph Giuliani during his term as mayor of New York City (1994-2002), in reference to his Italian heritage and allegedly dictatorial management style.
The character played by Billy Connolly in the 1999 film The Boondock Saints was named Il Duce.
The late rocker Eldon Hoke, drummer and lead singer of the heavy metal band The Red Mentors, used the stage name "El Duce."
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