1958 in organized crime
Overview
1957 in organized crime
1957 in organized crime
See also:1956 in organized crime,other events of 1957,1958 in organized crime and thelist of 'years in Organized Crime'.-----Events:*The Mexican Mafia criminal group is created by Chicano gang members in the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, California. *March - Teamster's Union President Dave...
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other events of 1958,
1959 in organized crime
1959 in organized crime
See also:1958 in organized crime,other events of 1959,1960 in organized crime and thelist of 'years in Organized Crime'.-----Events:*January 1 - Syndicate casinos are seized by Fidel Castro government after Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees the country following the Cuban Revolution...
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list of 'years in Organized Crime'
Timeline of organized crime
This is a timeline of the history of organized crime.Note: Sources included are Carl Sifakis's The Mafia Encyclopedia, Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York and others. Online references also include Thomas P...
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- Somewhere in 1958 the Sicilian Mafia composed its first Sicilian Mafia CommissionSicilian Mafia CommissionThe Sicilian Mafia Commission, known as Commissione or Cupola, is a body of leading Mafia members to decide on important questions concerning the actions of, and settling disputes within the Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra...
. It was formed among Mafia families in the province of PalermoProvince of PalermoThe Province of Palermo is a province in the autonomous region of Sicily, a major island in Southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo. The Province of Palermo has 82 comuni , 1,239,272 inhabitants, and is 4,992 km² .-External links:...
, which had the highest concentration of coscheCoscaThe word cosca is a Sicilian word which refers to any plant – such as the artichoke or the thistle – whose spiny closely folded leaves symbolize the tightness of relationships between members of the Mafia. In the English language this is best described as a clan. It is often used as a synonym for...
(Mafia families), approximately 46. Salvatore "Ciaschiteddu" Greco was appointed as its first segretario (secretary) or rappresentante regionale, essentially a "primus interpares" – the first among equals.
