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Italian towns split over moves to end honorary citizenship of Mussolini
Ustica stripped local recognition for fascist dictator in law snaring all those deceased, but debate continues elsewhere
A simple vote last Friday was enough to strip Walt Disney of his honorary citizenship of Ustica, as the tiny Sicilian island of 1,300 people passed a law saying that only the living could be granted such recognition.
But the late American animator was mere collateral damage: the true target was Benito Mussolini, Italy’s fascist dictator, who eight decades after his death remains an honorary citizen of hundreds of Italian towns and cities, much to the disgust of many of their inhabitants.
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