Francesco Paolo Bontade, (1914 – 1974), a powerful member of the Sicilan Mafia
He used his excellent connections to secure the location Eletronica Siciliana (ELSI), a subsidiary of the huge US defence contractor Raytheon, in his district in 1962.
The Salvo cousins supported the Milazzo government as well as the old Mafia families of Greco and Bontade.
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After initially supporting Milazzo, the Mafia was not opposed to the fall of his government as well – and Mafia boss Francesco Paolo Bontade and later his son Stefano Bontade sustained a close relationship with the Salvo cousins, which allowed them access to regional politics.
Pier Paolo Pasolini | Francesco Rosi | Paolo Veronese | Francesco Clemente | Francesco Bartolozzi | Francesco Guardi | Francesco Guccini | Paolo Nutini | Francesco Marino Mannoia | Stefano Bontade | Francesco Severi | Francesco Cossiga | Paolo Virzì | Francesco Moser | Francesco Mondada | Paolo Troubetzkoy | Paolo Roversi | Gian Francesco Malipiero | San Paolo Maggiore | Paolo Busti | Paolo Borsellino | Giovanni Francesco Fara | Francesco Redi | Francesco Quinn | Francesco Graziani | Francesco De Gregori | Francesco Crispi | Francesco Conconi | Francesco Barberini | Adamo Paolo Cultraro |