Corleonesi Mafia clan

Corleonesi
Luciano Leggio at a court appearance in 1974
Founded1970s
Founding locationCorleone, Sicily
Years active1970s–2006[1]
TerritorySicily, Lazio, Lombardy
AlliesCuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan
Nuvoletta clan
Banda della Magliana
Madonia Mafia family
Russo clan
Motisi Mafia family
Santapaola Mafia family
RivalsInzerillo Mafia clan
Bontade Mafia family
Calderone Mafia family
and numerous others Palermo Mafia families
Notable membersLuciano 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.

  1. ^ Orsatti, Pietro (July 2, 2013). "La fine del potere dei corleonesi. Riina parla della trattativa Stato mafia, a modo suo". I Siciliani giovani.