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498:(in Italian)
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467:
459:
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430:
414:
389:(in Italian)
346:Italian Army
335:
323:
307:
259:
247:
236:Perpetrators
227:
215:
204:
192:
163:
161:
155:
153:
144:heroin trade
137:
108:
106:
91:Perpetrators
44:30 June 1963
1430:Vendicatori
1410:'Ndrangheta
1368:Beati Paoli
1323:(1985–1986)
1317:(1986–1992)
1159:(1981–1984)
1153:(1962–1963)
991:Pagliarelli
981:Porta Nuova
746:Consigliere
742:(Sottocapo)
521:Cosa Nostra
486:Cosa Nostra
460:Cosa Nostra
449:, pp. 14–19
417:, pp. 65–66
342:Carabinieri
314:pax mafiosa
80:Carabinieri
64:Attack type
1468:Categories
1363:Basilischi
1315:Maxi Trial
1284:Addiopizzo
1009:Camporeale
986:Brancaccio
868:Mandamenti
823:Corleonesi
785:Mandamento
755:Caporegime
751:Capodecina
704:Commission
544:2022-06-13
471:Servadio,
374:References
279:Totò Riina
172:Salvo Lima
170:) such as
99:Acquasanta
1252:Antimafia
1167:Massacres
1088:Mistretta
963:Mussomeli
905:Cianciana
900:Canicattì
885:Agrigento
848:Inzerillo
763:(Soldier)
740:Underboss
326:Villabate
1128:Meetings
1094:Siracusa
1024:Bagheria
1014:Corleone
858:Graviano
828:Galatolo
780:Made man
706:(Cupola)
617:(1995).
523:, p. 328
519:Dickie,
504:Archived
484:Dickie,
475:, p. 181
458:Dickie,
429:Stille,
395:Archived
352:See also
338:massacre
113:Ciaculli
69:Car bomb
31:Ciaculli
27:Location
1390:Garduña
1373:Camorra
1331:Related
1289:Pentito
1268:members
1107:Members
1062:Trapani
973:Palermo
805:Pizzino
761:Soldato
473:Mafioso
332:Victims
223:Caracas
164:mafiosi
117:Palermo
35:Palermo
1420:Stidda
1303:Trials
1244:(1993)
1238:(1993)
1232:(1992)
1226:(1992)
1220:(1985)
1214:(1984)
1208:(1983)
1202:(1982)
1196:(1982)
1190:(1969)
1184:(1963)
1178:(1947)
1072:Alcamo
1029:Trabia
1019:Cinisi
910:Ribera
843:Motisi
838:Minore
790:Omertà
720:Family
625:
608:
594:
577:
563:
211:Grecos
75:Deaths
49:Target
1081:Other
958:Riesi
833:Greco
815:Clans
800:Pizzo
795:Faida
724:Cosca
299:Riesi
156:Mafia
129:Mafia
1144:Wars
1092:Sud
948:Gela
730:Boss
623:ISBN
606:ISBN
592:ISBN
575:ISBN
561:ISBN
174:and
107:The
84:Army
41:Date
285:of
281:),
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