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Encyclopedia > Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa

Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa (September 27, 1920, Saluzzo, province of Cuneo3 September 1982, Palermo) was a general of the Italian carabinieri notable for campaigning against terrorism during Italy's 1970s strategy of tension, and later assassinated by the Mafia in Palermo. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Saluzzo is a town in Cuneo province, Piedmont region. ... Cuneo is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Palermu Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The Carabinieri is the shortened (and common) name for the Arma dei Carabinieri, an Italian military corps of the gendarmerie type with police functions, which also serves as the Italian military police. ... It has been suggested that Demographics of terrorism be merged into this article or section. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Strategy of Tension (Italian; strategia della tensione) is a way to control and manipulate public opinion using propaganda, disinformation, psychological warfare, agents provocateurs and terror. ... This is an incomplete list of persons that were assassinated for political and other reasons, and who have individual entries. ... The Mafia, also referred to in Italian as Cosa Nostra (lit. ... Nickname: Palermu Motto: Official website: http://www. ...


Born in Saluzzo, Cuneo, he became commandant of the (military) region of Piemonte-valle d'Aosta in 1974 and created an anti-terrorism structure in Turin, which succeeded capturing in September 1974 Red Brigades members Renato Curcio and Alberto Franceschini, with the help of Silvano "fratre mitra" Girotto's infiltration. Probably murdered by Pino Greco, one of Salvatore Riina's favorite hitmen, his death took place in the frame of the strategy of tension. He was also investigating the death of Mauro de Mauro, a journalist who had himself been investigating on the murder of Enrico Mattei, head of Agip, the Italian oil company. Saluzzo is a town in Cuneo province, Piedmont region. ... Cuneo is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... Turin (Italian: ; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ... The Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse) are a militant group located in Italy. ... Pino Greco (died late 1985) was a hitman and member of the Sicilan Mafia. ... Salvatore Riina Salvatore Riina, also known as Totò Riina (born November 16, 1930) is one of the most infamous members of the Sicilian Mafia. ... The Strategy of Tension (Italian; strategia della tensione) is a way to control and manipulate public opinion using propaganda, disinformation, psychological warfare, agents provocateurs and terror. ... Enrico Mattei (Acqualagna, Pesaro, Italy, 1906 - Bascapé, October 27, 1962) was an Italian public officer and the head of Agip Petroli, the Italian oil company. ... Agip (Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli) is an Italian automotive oil and fuel manufacturer. ...


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Pino Greco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (331 words)
During the mafia war of 1981/82, Greco is suspected of carrying out up to eighty murders, often with his favorite weapon, an AK-47.
Amongst those Greco is believed to have gunned down are Stefano Bontade, Salvatore Inzerillo and General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa.
Marchese ran the so-called "Room of Death", a squalid Palermo apartment, where victims were tortured and murdered before being dismembered and either dumped out at sea or thrown into vats of acid.
Il Sito ufficiale del Comune di San Bendetto del Tronto - La Riviera (172 words)
This monument is dedicated to the memory of general Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, created by the artist Marcello Sgattoni for the Municipality, located in the square which is also entitled to the general assassinated by the mafia in 1982 and over which the Palace of Justice is looking.
The monument, representing a flame, symbol of the Force, is 2 m.
It is the search for truth, but also the need for freedom and justice in the name of which Dalla Chiesa gave his own life.
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