History of the Italian Republic through a referendum. In April 1945, the Allies of World War II advanced in the Po plain supported by the Italian resistance movement, and defeated the fascist Italian Social Republic, a puppet state instituted by Nazi Germany and headed by Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was killed by resistance fighters in April 1945. Victor Emmanuel formally abdicated on 9 May 1946; his son became king as Umberto II of Italy. A Constitutional Referendum was held on 2 June 1946. Republicans won, and the monarchy was abolished. The Kingdom of Italy was no more. The House of Savoy, the Italian royal family, was
Anthony May and Guildenstern are Dead", "The Launderette", "A Last Belch for the Great Auk" and "The Nuns", which he also directed at the Roundhouse. He was the voice of the King of the Dead in "". In 2011 he played Bootstrap Bill in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" video game, Thompson in the "Tin Tin" video game and Dickson in "Xenoblade Chronicles". He recently played the Queen Elizabeth Hall reading the poetry of Rumi, and appeared as a nobleman in the 2014 fantasy film "Maleficent" starring Angelina Jolie. Anthony May Anthony May (born 23 May 1946) is an English stage, television