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Libero Grassi

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Libero Grassi (July 19, 1924 – August 29, 1991) was an Italian clothing manufacturer from Palermo, Sicily who was killed by the Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands. [1]

24 relations: Addiopizzo, Alexander Stille, Arson, Bernardo Provenzano, Canale 5, Catania, Extortion, Francesco Madonia, Giornale di Sicilia, Giovanni Falcone, Italians, Italy, List of victims of the Sicilian Mafia, Maurizio Costanzo, Michele Santoro, Murder, Omertà, Palermo, Pizzo (mafia), Protection racket, Rai 3, Sicilian language, Sicilian Mafia, Sicily.

Addiopizzo

Addiopizzo ("Goodbye Pizzo") is a grassroots movement established in Sicily to build a community of businesses and consumers who refuse to pay "pizzo" – Mafia extortion money.

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Alexander Stille

Alexander Stille (born 1 January 1957 in New York City) is an American author and journalist.

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Arson

Arson is a crime of intentionally, deliberately and maliciously setting fire to buildings, wildland areas, abandoned homes, vehicles or other property with the intent to cause damage or enjoy the act.

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Bernardo Provenzano

Bernardo Provenzano (31 January 1933 – 13 July 2016) was a member of the Sicilian Mafia (Cosa Nostra) and was suspected of having been the head of the Corleonesi, a Mafia faction that originated in the town of Corleone, and de facto capo di tutti capi (boss of all bosses) of the entire Sicilian Mafia until his arrest in 2006.

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Canale 5

Canale 5 (in English Channel Five) is an Italian private television network of Mediaset.

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Catania

Catania is the second largest city of Sicily after Palermo located on the east coast facing the Ionian Sea.

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Extortion

Extortion (also called shakedown, outwrestling and exaction) is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from an individual or institution, through coercion.

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Francesco Madonia

Francesco "Ciccio" Madonia (Palermo, March 31, 1924 – Naples, March 13, 2007) was the Mafia boss of the San Lorenzo-Pallavicino area in Palermo.

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Giornale di Sicilia

Giornale di Sicilia is an Italian daily national newspaper for the island of Sicily.

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Giovanni Falcone

Giovanni Falcone (18 May 1939 – 23 May 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate.

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Italians

The Italians (Italiani) are a Latin European ethnic group and nation native to the Italian peninsula.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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List of victims of the Sicilian Mafia

This list of victims of the Sicilian Mafia includes people who have been killed by the Sicilian Mafia while opposing its rule.

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Maurizio Costanzo

Maurizio Costanzo (born 28 August 1938) is an Italian television host, journalist, screenwriter and film director.

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Michele Santoro

Michele Santoro (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian journalist, and television host and presenter.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought.

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Omertà

Omertà is a code of honor that places importance on silence, non-cooperation with authorities, and non-interference in the illegal actions of others.

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Palermo

Palermo (Sicilian: Palermu, Panormus, from Πάνορμος, Panormos) is a city of Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

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Pizzo (mafia)

The pizzo is protection money paid to the Mafia often in the form of a forced transfer of money, resulting in extortion.

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Protection racket

A protection racket is a scheme whereby a group provides protection to businesses or other groups through violence outside the sanction of the law—in other words, a racket that sells security, traditionally physical security but now also computer security.

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Rai 3

Rai 3 is part of Rai, the Italian government broadcasting agency, which owns other channels, such as Rai 1 and Rai 2 (amongst others).

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Sicilian language

Sicilian (sicilianu; in Italian: Siciliano; also known as Siculo (siculu) or Calabro-Sicilian) is a Romance language spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands.

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Sicilian Mafia

The Sicilian Mafia, also known as simply the Mafia and frequently referred to by members as Cosa Nostra (this thing of ours), is a criminal syndicate in Sicily, Italy.

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Sicily

Sicily (Sicilia; Sicìlia) is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libero_Grassi

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