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Giuseppe Pelle
Giuseppe Pelle (; born 20 August 1960) is an Italian criminal from San Luca, and member of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria. He is the son of Antonio Pelle, also known as ''Ntoni Gambazza'', the ''capo crimine'', the ceremonial head of the 'Ndrangheta. 'Ndrangheta heritage Giuseppe was the second-born son of the undisputed leader of one of the most powerful clans of San Luca, Antonio Pelle and Giuseppa Giampaolo. His older brother Salvatore Pelle, wanted by the authorities since 1991, was arrested on March 10, 2007, making Giuseppe the acting boss of the clan.Da latitante Salvatore Pelle si muoveva solo con bus e treni , Gazetta del Sud, March 11, 2007 One of the four sons of Antonio Pelle, Gius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Luca
San Luca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in Italy, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about east of Reggio Calabria. The town is situated on the eastern slopes of the Aspromonte mountains and in the valley of the Bonamico river. The village has long been known as a stronghold of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type criminal organisation based in Calabria, with an ongoing clan based power struggle dubbed the San Luca feud. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Polsi is located from San Luca. It has long been the 'Ndrangheta's meeting place. History San Luca was founded on October 18, 1592, by Prince Sigismund Loffredo and named after Saint Luke the Evangelist, who became the patron saint of the town. It was populated by refugees from the old town of Potamia, which was destroyed by landslides.Storia , Fondazione Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocco Morabito (mobster, Born 1960)
Rocco Morabito (; born 23 November 1960) is an Italian criminal from Bova Marina, and member of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria. He is the son of Giuseppe Morabito, also known as Tiradrittu, the head of the 'Ndrangheta in Africo, and succeeded him as the head of the clan after his father had been arrested in February 2004. 'Ndrangheta mediator Morabito is seen as a diplomatic broker, a "peacemaker" in the interest and for the good of the 'Ndrangheta clans, in addition to driving the powerful and well-networked underworld faction of Africo with tentacles in different regions of Northern Italy and especially in Lombardy. His role as mediator became clear when in March 2010, the police managed to place a bug in the home of Giuseppe Pelle, another emerging boss and son of Antonio Pelle, also known as ''Ntoni Gambazza'', the ''capo crimine'', the ceremonial head of the 'Ndrangheta. In just over a month hundreds of meetings were recorded between mafiosi, politicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Births
It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * January 1 – Cameroon becomes independent from France. * January 9– 11 – Aswan Dam construction begins in Egypt. * January 10 – British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech for the first time, to little publicity, in Accra, Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana). * January 19 – A revised version of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan ("U.S.-Japan Security Treaty" or "''Anpo (jōyaku)''"), which allows U.S. troops to be based on Japanese soil, is signed in Washington, D.C. by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The new treaty is opposed by the massive Anpo protests in Japan. * January 21 ** Coalbrook mining disaster: A coal mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbaro 'ndrina
The Barbaro 'ndrina is a powerful clan of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. The 'ndrina belongs to the '' locale'' of the town of Platì. According to the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia (DIA - the Italian Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate), the Barbaro 'ndrina is one of the most powerful 'Ndrangheta clans. The clan also operates in the northern Italian regions of Lombardy (notably in Buccinasco, near Milan),Boss alla milanese L’espresso, December 27, 2007 and overseas in Australia, in particular in the |
Domenico Oppedisano
Domenico Oppedisano (Rosarno, 5 December 1930) is an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria. He is based in Rosarno. Capo crimine In August 2009 he was appointed ''capo crimine'', the ceremonial head of the 'Ndrangheta, at a marriage of two children of bosses attended by 2,000 people. The marriage was between Elisa Pelle – the daughter of Giuseppe Pelle and granddaughter of Antonio Pelle "Gambazza", the former ''capo crimine'' from San Luca who died a few months later of natural causes – and Giuseppe Barbaro, the scion of the eponymous Barbaro 'ndrina from Platì. Oppedisano assumed power at a banquet held at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Polsi in September that year. In a conversation wiretapped by the police he talked of 1,000 affiliates attending the meeting. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Pesce
Vincenzo Pesce (Rosarno, May 27, 1959), also known as ''Cenzo'', is an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria. He is based in Rosarno and heads the Pesce 'ndrina. The son of Francesco Pesce, a historical boss of the clan, he heads the family with his brothers Antonio, Giuseppe, Rocco and Salvatore Pesce. When he was released from prison in 2008, he took over the command over the clan, despite opposition by his nephew Francesco Pesce, known as "Cicciu testuni" and the son of the boss Antonino Pesce who is in jail since 1993. He was an important power behind the decision to appoint Domenico Oppedisano as ''capo crimine'' – the ceremonial head of the 'Ndrangheta – in August 2009. The election of Oppedisano had not been easy. Giuseppe Pelle aspired to replace his ailing father Antonio ''Gambazza'' Pelle as ''capo crimine'' and keep the title in San Luca San Luca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Calabria
The Politics of Calabria, Italy takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democracy, whereby the President of Regional Government is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the Regional Government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Regional Council. Executive branch The Regional Government (''Giunta Regionale'') is presided by the President of the Region (''Presidente della Regione''), who is elected for a five-year term, and is composed by the President and the Ministers (''Assessori''), who are currently 11, including a Vice President (''Vice Presidente''). List of presidents Legislative branch The Regional Council of Calabria (''Consiglio Regionale della Calabria'') is composed of 50 members. 40 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 10 councillors (el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Of Freedom
The People of Freedom (, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL launched by Silvio Berlusconi as an electoral list, including and National Alliance, on 27 February for the 2008 Italian general election. The list was later transformed into a party during a party congress on 27–29 March 2009. The party's leading members included Angelino Alfano (national secretary), Renato Schifani, Renato Brunetta, Roberto Formigoni, Maurizio Sacconi, Maurizio Gasparri, Mariastella Gelmini, Antonio Martino, Giancarlo Galan, Maurizio Lupi, Gaetano Quagliariello, Daniela Santanchè, Sandro Bondi, and Raffaele Fitto. The PdL formed Italy's government from 2008 to 2011 in coalition with Lega Nord. After having supported Mario Monti's technocratic government in 2011–2012, the party was part of Enrico Letta's government with the Democratic Party, Civic Choice and the Union of the Centre. Alfano functioned as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. In Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; 29 September 193612 June 2023) was an Italian Media proprietor, media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy), Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 2013; a member of the Senate of the Republic (Italy), Senate of the Republic from 2022 until his death in 2023, and previously from March to November 2013; and a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2022, and previously from 1999 to 2001. With a net worth of US$6.8 billion in June 2023, Berlusconi was the third-wealthiest person in Italy at the time of his death. Berlusconi rose into the financial elite of Italy in the late 1960s. He was the controlling shareholder of Mediaset and owned the Italian football club AC Milan from 1986 to 2017. He was nicknamed ''Il Cavaliere'' ('The Knight') for his Order of Merit for Labour; he voluntarily resigned f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santi Zappalà
Santi may refer to: People with the surname * Brenden Santi (born 1993), Australian-Italian rugby league player * Domenico Santi (1621–1694), also known as il Mengazzino, Italian painter * Emanuele Santi, Italian economist and political scientist * Enrico Mario Santí, Cuban-American writer and scholar * Franco Biondi Santi (1922–2013), Italian winemaker * Giancarlo Santi (born 1939), Italian director and screenwriter * Giorgio Santi (1746–1822), Italian scientist * Giovanni Santi (1435–1494), Italian painter and decorator, father of Raphael * Guido De Santi (1923–1998), Italian racing cyclist * Guido Santi, filmmaker, director and producer * Jacques Santi (1939–1988), French film producer * Marco de Santi (born 1983), Brazilian professional vert skater * Nello Santi (1931–2020), "Papa Santi", Italian conductor * Nicola Delli Santi (1970), Italian equestrian * Pietro Santi Bartoli (1615–1700), Italian engraver, draughtsman and painter * Sebastiano Santi (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria (; ), commonly and officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the List of cities in Italy, largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As of 2025, it has 168,572 inhabitants and is the List of cities in Italy, twenty-first most populous city in Italy, after Modena and other Italian cities, and the List of metropolitan areas in Europe, 100th most populated city in Europe. Reggio Calabria is located near the center of the Mediterranean and is known for its climate, ethnic and cultural diversity. It is the third economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. About 511,935 people live in its metropolitan city.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula and is separated from the island of Sicily by the Strait of Messina. It is situated on the slopes of the Aspromonte, a long, craggy mountain range that runs up through the centre of the region. As a major functional pole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Italy), on the Tyrrhenian coast. It has an important port, situated along the route connecting Suez to Gibraltar, one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world.Success for Gioia Tauro , undated ADN Kronos report on Italtrade History Gioia Tauro has been continuously inhabited for more than 2500 years.Metauros The remains are a little further inland in the old town of Gioia Tauro on a rise overlooking the . The renowned ancient poet Stesichorus (630-555 BC) was born t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
