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Michele Greco (Italian: [miˈkɛːle ˈɡrɛːko]; 12 May 1924 – 13 February 2008) was a member of the Sicilian Mafia and a convicted murderer. Greco died in prison while serving multiple life sentences. His nickname was Il Papa ("The Pope") due to his ability to mediate between different Mafia families.
Michele Greco è stato un mafioso italiano legato a Cosa nostra. Era soprannominato 'u Papa per la sua abilità a mediare tra le varie famiglie mafiose. È stato il capo dei capi di Cosa nostra dal 1978 al 1986 quando è stato arrestato.
Michele Greco, capo della Commissione, depone al Maxiprocesso del 1986.
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Feb 14, 2008 · Michele 'The Pope' Greco, the one-time chairman of Cosa Nostra's 'commission', died on Tuesday at the age of 83. Greco, who was serving several life sentences at Rome's Rebibbia hospital, had been hospitalised for several weeks.
Feb 13, 2024 · Un'affascinante retrospettiva sul processo che ha scosso l'Italia degli anni '80, portando alla luce uno dei più oscuri e potenti esponenti della mafia siciliana: Michele Greco.
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Although Michele Greco nominally was his boss and head of the Commission, he was treated by Pino Greco as an irrelevant old man, making clear Pino Greco held the real power, according to pentito Francesco Marino Mannoia.
This article analyses the memoirs of mafia boss Michele Greco and mafia member Leonardo Vitale to investigate the dynamics at play when dealing with the trauma of leaving Cosa Nostra and the resulting loss of a powerful collective identity.
