Mario Francese, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian journalist
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Place of Birth: Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
About Mario Francese
- Mario Francese (Italian pronunciation: ['ma?rjo fran't?e?ze; -e?se]; February 6, 1925 – January 26, 1979) was an Italian crime reporter of the Giornale di Sicilia.
- He was the first journalist to expose the role of Toto Riina and the Corleonesi within the Sicilian Mafia, and because of this he was killed on January 26, 1979.
- After 22 years, in 2001, those who had decided to eliminate him were convicted.
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