Italian soldiers drive in front of the Altare della Patria ( Altar of the Fatherland ) during a military parade in Rome on June 2, 2012 to mark the anniversary of the founding of the Italian Republic in 1946. After the end of World War II and the killing of Mussolini, Italians voted in a popular referendum on June 2, 1946 to abolish the monarchy. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/GettyImages)
