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The Calabrian word 'Ndrangheta derives from the Greek [12] word ἀνδραγαθία andragathía meaning "gallantry" or "manly virtue" [13] or ἀνδράγαθος andrágathos, a compound of the words ἀνήρ, anḗr (gen. ἀνδρóς, andrós), i.e. man, [14] and ἀγαθός, agathós, i.e. good, brave, [15] meaning a courageous man.
Derived from the Greek word andragathía (meaning courage or loyalty), the 'Ndrangheta formed in the 1890s in Calabria. The 'Ndrangheta consists of 160 cells and approximately 6,000 members, although worldwide estimates put core membership at around 10,000. [26] The group specializes in political corruption and cocaine trafficking.
October 16 – Francesco Fortugno, an Italian politician and the Vice President of the Regional Assembly of Calabria.Fortugno was investigating the awarding of hospital contracts in the Calabrian healthcare system to prevent the penetration of the 'Ndrangheta in the health care system.
Now, the 'Ndrangheta - which means "men of valor" - earns an estimated annual revenue of more than $50 billion, more than half of which comes from cocaine.
This is a list of members of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. A. Carmine Alvaro [1] Cosimo Alvaro [2] Domenico Alvaro; Salvatore Aquino;
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The structure of the 'Ndrangheta.Local 'ndrina are the building blocks, at the base of the hierarchy. The 'ndrina (Italian:, plural: 'ndrine; Calabrian: [ɳˈɖɽiːna], plural: 'ndrini) is the basic unit of the 'Ndrangheta of Calabria, made up of blood relatives, and is the equivalent of the Sicilian Mafia’s "family" or cosca.
Mamma santissima literally means "most holy mother" and refers to the Virgin Mary, who is regarded as the protector of the 'Ndrangheta. [2] The Santa was an innovation in the traditional stratification of the 'Ndrangheta introduced in the early 1970s to maximize the power and invisibility of the most important bosses. [1]