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Giovanni Falcone ( Italian: [dʒoˈvanni falˈkoːne]; 18 May 1939 – 23 May 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. [1] [2] From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia.
Sep 5, 2018 · On May 23, 1992, Giovanni Falcone — one of Italy’s most important prosecutors — was assassinated in broad daylight by the Sicilian Mafia (La Cosa Nostra). Falcone’s murder was executed via a car bomb filled with more than a half-ton of explosives, and it came not long after he had presided over the historic Maxi Trial against the Mafia.
Giovanni Salvatore Augusto Falcone [1] ( Palermo, 18 maggio 1939 [2] – Palermo, 23 maggio 1992 [3]) è stato un magistrato italiano . Assieme ai colleghi e amici Rocco Chinnici, Antonino Caponnetto e Paolo Borsellino, Falcone è stato una delle personalità più importanti e prestigiose nella lotta alla mafia in Italia e a livello internazionale.
May 18, 2012 · Remembering Giovanni Falcone. Italian Judge Assassinated by the Mafia 20 Years Ago. FBI Director Robert S. Mueller speaks during a ceremony honoring Giovanni Falcone at FBI Headquarters. On...
Memorial of Giovanni Falcone in Capaci. Falcone's killing was decided at meetings of the Sicilian Mafia Commission between September and December 1991, and orchestrated by boss Salvatore Riina, in which other targets were also identified. [5] .
May 18, 2022 · Thirty years ago, the Sicilian mafia killed judge Giovanni Falcone with a bomb so powerful it was registered by experts monitoring volcanic tremors from Etna on the other side of the island.
For that, Giovanni Falcone paid with his life. But why, you might ask, is an Italian hero’s bronze bust resting in the secured inner sanctum of the FBI’s training academy? The story goes back...
