Salvatore Riina

Salvatore Riina, also known as Totò Riina (born November 16, 1930) is one of the most infamous members of the Sicilian Mafia. He was nicknamed The Beast, or sometimes Shorty (U curtu in Sicilian) due to his diminutive height, although no-one ever dared to call him either nickname to his face. During his life-long career in crime he personally killed around forty people and is believed to have ordered the deaths of upwards of a thousand more.

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November 16 - 1930 - Sicilian - Mafia - Sicilian - Crime

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During the 1980s and early 1990s, Riina and his Mafia Family, the Corleonesi, waged a ruthless campaign of violence against both rival mobsters and the state which culminated in the assassination of two judges. This caused widespread public revulsion of the Mafia and lead to a major crackdown by the authorities, resulting in the capture and imprisonment of Riina and many of his associates.

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1980s - 1990s - Assassination - Judges

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