A high-ranking member of the Cosa Nostra, he was arrested in January after decades on the run. He was found through medical records related to his cancer treatment.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Giorgio Napolitano, Italian Post-Communist Pillar, Dies at 98
He served for 38 years in Parliament and, after being elected president at a critical moment in Italy’s fortunes, helped stabilize the country.
Jango Edwards, Clown Who Challenged His Art Form, Dies at 73
More Frank Zappa than Ronald McDonald, he moved the field beyond red noses, infusing it with social commentary while breaking down walls of propriety.
Hugo Blanco, Environment Activist Who Targeted Capitalism, Dies at 88
In Peru, he argued that global capitalism was at the root of the global ecological crisis, and he spent decades fighting for an alternative.
Éva Fahidi, Outspoken Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 97
She saw her family members marched off to their deaths while she went to a forced-labor camp. It took her almost 60 years to begin telling her story.
Peter C. Newman, 94, Journalist and Scourge of Canada’s Powerful, Dies
A historian as well, he challenged, with a muckraker’s spirit, the political and corporate establishment of a country he adopted after fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe.
Nelia Sancho, Beauty Queen Turned Defiant Rights Activist, Dies at 71
She had been competing in pageants in the Philippines, but she found her calling when she observed the offenses of the Marcos regime firsthand.
Ian Wilmut, Scientist Behind Dolly the Cloned Sheep, Is Dead at 79
He led a project in Scotland that, in 1996, cloned a mammal for the first time, a feat of genetic engineering that shocked the world.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Zulu Nationalist and a Mandela Rival, Dies at 95
He was a powerful force as apartheid ended and bargaining over South Africa’s future began, emerging as a voice for tribal and ethnic rights, and powers for regional governments.
Shabtai Shavit, Former Top Israeli Spymaster, Dies at 84
As director-general of the Mossad under three prime ministers, he helped orchestrate a treaty between Israel and Jordan. But he also showed an iron hand.