Chi erano gli uomini di Riina?
Chi erano gli uomini di Riina?
Il clan dei Corleonesi è stata una fazione all'interno di Cosa nostra formatasi negli anni settanta, così chiamata perché i suoi leader più importanti provenivano dalla famiglia di Corleone: Luciano Liggio, Salvatore Riina, Bernardo Provenzano e Leoluca Bagarella.
Who was the boss of all bosses in the Mafia?
- Bosses Joe Masseria () and Salvatore Maranzano (1931) used the title as part of their efforts to centralize control of the Mafia under themselves. When Maranzano won the Castellammarese War, he set himself up as boss of all bosses, created the Five Families and ordered every Mafia family to pay him tribute.
What does Cosa Nostra and La stessa mean?
- Mafiosi introduce known members to each other as belonging to cosa nostra ("our thing") or la stessa cosa ("the same thing"), meaning "he is the same thing as you — a mafioso." The Sicilian Mafia has used other names to describe itself throughout its history, such as "The Honoured Society".
Was Calogero Vizzini the real boss of the Mafia?
- For instance, the old-style Mafia boss Calogero Vizzini was often portrayed in the media as the "boss of bosses" – although such a position does not exist according to later Mafia pentiti, such as Tommaso Buscetta. They also denied Vizzini ever was the ruling boss of the Mafia in Sicily.
What is the other name of the Sicilian Mafia?
- The Sicilian Mafia has used other names to describe itself throughout its history, such as "The Honoured Society". Mafiosi are known among themselves as "men of honour" or "men of respect".
