Salvatore Riina

Salvatore Riina (1930–2017) was a Sicilian Mafia boss who led the Corleonesi faction and directed a violent campaign against rivals, officials, and law enforcement.

Bernardo Provenzano: A Sicilian Mafia boss who succeeded Riina as the leading figure of Cosa Nostra after Riina’s arrest. He was Riina’s close associate and eventual successor in Cosa Nostra’s leadership.
Capaci bombing: A 1992 Mafia bombing that killed magistrate Giovanni Falcone, his wife, and three police officers near Capaci, Sicily. The attack was ordered by Riina’s organization as part of its campaign against the state.
Second Mafia War: A 1981–1983 conflict within the Sicilian Mafia in which the Corleonesi faction eliminated many rivals. The war established Riina’s faction as dominant through mass killings.
Italian anti-Mafia movement: A civic and political movement opposing Mafia power and supporting legal, cultural, and social resistance. The assassinations intensified public mobilization against the Mafia Riina led.
Giovanni Falcone: An Italian anti-Mafia magistrate whose investigations helped prosecute Cosa Nostra in the Maxi Trial. Riina’s organization arranged Falcone’s assassination in 1992.
Via D'Amelio bombing: A 1992 car bombing in Palermo that killed magistrate Paolo Borsellino and five police officers. It was another major assassination attributed to Riina’s organization.
Corleonesi: A Sicilian Mafia faction originating in Corleone that became dominant under Salvatore Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. Riina’s leadership of this faction was the basis of his ascent.
41-bis prison regime: An Italian prison regime that restricts communication by inmates linked to organized crime and terrorism. Authorities used it to prevent Riina from directing Cosa Nostra from prison.
Paolo Borsellino: An Italian magistrate who prosecuted Mafia cases and was killed in a 1992 bombing in Palermo. Riina’s organization arranged Borsellino’s assassination weeks after Falcone’s.
Maxi Trial: A landmark 1986–1987 prosecution in Palermo that convicted hundreds of Cosa Nostra members. The trial established the criminal organization Riina later dominated and intensified its conflict with the state.

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