Enrico Mattei

Enrico Mattei   (businessman, deep state operative)
Born	29 April 1906
Died	27 October 1962 (Age 56)
Cause of death	air crash
Nationality	Italian
Founder of	Eni
Victim of	assassination
Interest of	Giovanni Allavena, Adriano Olivetti
Party	Christian Democracy
Chairman of ENI, the Italian state oil company which had challenged the oligopoly of the Seven Sisters. He died in a suspicious plane crash in 1962.  ENI/President In office 10 February 1953 - 27 October 1962 Also as Director General  Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies In office 8 May 1948 - 24 June 1953

Enrico Mattei was head of ENI, the Italian state oil company which had challenged the oligopoly of the Seven Sisters. He died in a suspicious plane crash in 1962.

Assassination

Mattei died in a plane crash in 1962, likely caused by a bomb in the plane. The death of Mattei was the subject of an award-winning film The Mattei Affair by Francesco Rosi in 1972.

Mattei was one of the founders of the Italian stay-behind Gladio network. Also the ones who guarded his corpse after the plane crash were part of Gladio.

Investigation

A journalist, Mauro de Mauro, who was investigating the case, disappeared without trace in 1970.

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