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Calogero Vizzini ( Italian: [kaˈlɔːdʒero vitˈtsiːni]; 24 July 1877 – 10 July 1954), also commonly known as " Don Calò ", was a Sicilian Mafia boss of Villalba in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. He was considered to be one of the most influential and legendary Mafia bosses of Sicily after World War II until his death in 1954.
Calogero Vizzini, soprannominato Don Calò [2] ( Villalba, 24 luglio 1877 – Villalba, 12 luglio 1954 ), è stato un mafioso italiano, legato a Cosa nostra e considerato il «capo dei capi» dalla pubblicistica italiana dell'epoca. Secondo il collaboratore di giustizia Antonino Calderone, negli anni cinquanta Vizzini era il rappresentante ...
Oct 27, 2013 · October 27, 2013. Contents show. Don Calogero Vizzini aka Don Calò. Don Calogero Vizzini aka Don Calò was a legendary mafia boss of bosses from Villalba, in the Province of Caltanissetta, in the middle of Sicily. He was born in 1865 in Villalba. The area was a poor region where most people lived off subsistence agriculture.
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The Cradle of Cosa Nostra – Calogero ‘Don Calò’ Vizzini: The Mafia and the Allies. The stage is Sicily. On stage are men of the state and Mafia bosses. It is a tragedy of death, intrigue and mystery, but also of struggle, passion and life. The stage is set as we continue our look at The Sicilian Mafia in a land of secrets, shadow and ...
Calogero "Don Calò" Vizzini (24 July 1877–10 July 1954) was the Mafia boss of Villalba and its mayor from 1943 to 1954. A traditional and revered capo, Vizzini's apparent support for the Allied Powers during World War II and his backing of whichever political affiliation benefited his own interests made him one of the most notorious and famous figures in Mafia history, even leading some to ...
The Sicilian Mafia boss Calogero Vizzini, known as Don Calò, died on this day in 1954 in Villalba, a small town in the centre of the island about 100km (62 miles) southeast of the capital, Palermo. He was 76 and had been in declining health.
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Apr 19, 2016 · The uncle of Calogero Vizzini, a celebrated boss in rural Sicily, was Bishop Giuseppe Scarlata. Two of Vizzini’s brothers, Giovanni and Giuseppe, were priests and lived in his house. In 1974 ...
