Antonio Macrì

Antonio Macrì
Antonio Macrì
Born	ca. 1902 Siderno, Italy
Died	January 20, 1975 Siderno, Italy
Cause of death	killed
Nationality	Italian
Other names	Zzi 'ntoni
Occupation	Capobastone
Allegiance	'Ndrangheta

Antonio Macrì (Siderno, ca. 1902 – January 20, 1975), popularly known as Zzi 'ntoni, was a historical and charismatic boss of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. He was born in Siderno on the Ionic coast of Calabria and was the capobastone (head of command) of the 'ndrine in his hometown.

Antonio Macrì was one of the most powerful bosses belonging to the ‘old guard’. In Siderno he was well known as the true authority in his town. In 1929 he was charged with illegal firearms, in 1932 for grievous bodily harm, in 1945 for robbery with violence, in 1947 for attempted murder and in 1958 for murder with aggravating circumstances.

Macrì held the position of capo crimine from the beginning of the 1960s until the outbreak of the first 'Ndrangheta war in 1975. Together with Domenico Mico Tripodo, the boss of the city of Reggio Calabria and the surrounding areas, and Girolamo Mommo Piromalli, head of the most powerful 'ndrina on the Tyrrhenian coast, he formed a sort of triumvirate, whose senior position was recognized by all other family chiefs and whose advice was in most cases followed without protest.

He also had close relations with the Sicilian Mafia, in particular with Michele Navarra, at the time the capomafia of Corleone, when Navarra was banished by the Italian authorities to Gioiosa Marina in Calabria in the 1950s. Later he counted Luciano Liggio, Stefano and Angelo La Barbera, Pietro Torretta and the Grecos among his friends.

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