Fighting the Mafia and Renewing Sicilian CultureEncounter Books, 2001 - 222 pagine Fighting the Mafia is the story of Sicily's Thirty Years War and of the role Orlando played in the Antimafia. Drawn to politics, Orlando became a councilman in Palermo and then the city's mayor. Setting out on an independent course to create a culture of lawfulness, he became part of a triumvirate leading the resistance against Cosa Nostra. Along was Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, he would be marked for death by the Mafia. |
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
Parole e frasi comuni
airport Andreotti Antimafia Pool arrived asked became become began bodyguards Bontate bosses building called Caponnetto carabinieri Chiesa Chinnici Christian Democratic Party church citizens city’s civic Communist Corleone Corleonesi Cosa Nostra criminal culture death decided elections face Falcone’s Father Pintacuda fight finally Francesca front Giovanni Falcone Giuseppe illustrious corpses immediately Insalaco investigation Italian Italy Italy’s killed knew La Rete later lived looked Mafiosi magistrates Mattarella Maxitrial mayor of Palermo Michele Greco morning mother municipal murder named never newspaper Nostra’s o’clock once Orlando Palermitans Paolo Borsellino Parliament pentito Piersanti Piersanti Mattarella police political politicians president prosecutor Rete Rome Sack of Palermo Salvo Lima Second Mafia War Sicilian Sicily Sicily’s Spasimo streets Teatro Massimo tion told Tommaso Buscetta took Totò Riina villa Vito Ciancimino vote wanted words