Cesare Mori
Italian prefect and politician (1871-1942) · Italy · On the map · Politicians · Died at 70
Cesare Mori was a prefect (prefetto) before and during the Italian Fascism period. He is known in Italy as the "Iron Prefect" because of his iron-fisted campaigns against the Sicilian Mafia in the second half of the 1920s.
Cesare Mori is read about 158 times a day, in 17 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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The 1977 film I Am the Law, directed by Pasquale Squitieri, is about his fight against the Mafia when he was prefect in Sicily. Mori is also known for being the first to ever destroy the influence of the Mafia within Italy.
Country
Italy
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1871 to 1942 · aged 70
