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History of Italy
1930
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Marries Edda, Mussolini's daughter
1935
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Appointed
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of a Bomber
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1935
Secretary of Press, The
Appointed
Secretary
of
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1936
Alliance
1st Nov Berlin
Signs the Axis agreement in
Berlin
on behalf of
Italy
1936
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Appointed
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Minister
1937
Diplomacy
2nd Jan
Makes a "gentlemen's agreement" with
Britain
2nd Jan
The 2 countries recognize the others interests in the
Mediterranean
1939
Alliance
Jan
Mussolini
instructs
Ciano
to inform
Ribbentrop
he will accept the Pact of
Steel
22nd May
Signs the Pact of
Steel
for
Italy
with
German
y
1939
Diplomacy
Jan
Mussolini
instructs
Ciano
to inform
Ribbentrop
he will accept the Pact of
Steel
1939
Pact
Jan
Mussolini
instructs
Ciano
to inform
Ribbentrop
he will accept the Pact of
Steel
1940
Operation Sea Lion
4th Oct
Visits Hitler, notes in his diary there was no talk about
Operation
Sea Lion
1940
Supreme Council
Appointed
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of the Fascist
Grand
Council
1942
Surrender
Nov
Claims that the war is lost & advises surrender to avoid useless slaughter
1943
Ambassador
Feb
Appointed
Ambassador
to the Vatican, February-July
1943
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Vatican
"Exiled" to the
Vatican
as Mussolini's Ambassadoor
Resigns after
German
y's defeat in
Russia
& failure to persuade
Mussolini
to make peace
1944
Arrest
Munich
Tricked by
Ribbentrop
into traveling to
Munich
& blamed for Mussolini's downfall
11th Jan Munich
Arrested for corruption, along with other members of the Fascist
Grand
Council
1944
Death
11th Jan
Death
of Galeazzo Ciano, executed
1944
Execution of Ciano
11th Jan
Executed with those who betrayed
Mussolini
at the
Grand
Council
meeting 25 July '43
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