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Jul 19, 1924 Catania, Sicily, Italy Died on 29 Aug 1991 (aged 67)
Italian businessman
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About Libero Grassi
- Libero Grassi (Italian pronunciation: ['li?bero 'grassi]; July 19, 1924 – August 29, 1991) was an Italian clothing manufacturer from Palermo, Sicily, who was killed by the Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands.
- The businessman wrote an open letter to the local newspaper informing the extortionists that he was no longer willing to pay pizzo, a Sicilian term for protection money.
- Other business-owners and shopkeepers in Palermo refused to join his public campaign.
- Grassi was gunned down in the street near his home eight months after writing the letter. Grassi was born in Catania, was married, and had a son and daughter.
- Following his death, his family have continued his campaign, lending their support to the Addiopizzo movement that is against pizzo.
