 Luciano Leggio at a court appearance in 1974 | |
| Founded | 1970s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Corleone, Sicily |
| Years active | 1970s–2006[1] |
| Territory | Sicily, Lazio, Lombardy |
| Allies | Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan Nuvoletta clan Banda della Magliana Madonia Mafia family Russo clan Motisi Mafia family Santapaola Mafia family |
| Rivals | Inzerillo Mafia clan Bontade Mafia family Calderone Mafia family and numerous others Palermo Mafia families |
| Notable members | Luciano Leggio, Totò Riina, Bernardo Provenzano, Calogero Bagarella, Leoluca Bagarella, Giovanni Brusca |
The Corleonesi Mafia clan was a faction within the Corleone family of the Sicilian Mafia, formed in the 1970s. Notable leaders included Luciano Leggio, Salvatore Riina, Bernardo Provenzano, and Leoluca Bagarella.
Corleonesi affiliates were not restricted to mafiosi of Corleone. During the Second Mafia War in the early 1980s, the Corleonesi clan opposed the faction of the Palermitans represented, among others, by Gaetano Badalamenti, Stefano Bontate and Salvatore Inzerillo. The victory of the Corleonesi, and in particular the rise of Totò Riina, marked a new era in the history of the Sicilian Mafia. Between 1992 and 1993, the Corleonesi initiated a season of attacks against the state, followed by the State-Mafia Pact.
- ^ Orsatti, Pietro (July 2, 2013). "La fine del potere dei corleonesi. Riina parla della trattativa Stato mafia, a modo suo". I Siciliani giovani.