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The Second Mafia War was a period of conflict involving the Sicilian Mafia, mostly taking place from 1981 to 1984 and involved thousands of homicides. Sometimes referred to as The Great Mafia War or the Mattanza (Italian for 'Slaughter'), it involved the entire Mafia and radically altered the power balance within the organization.
- April 23, 1981-December 1984
- Victory for the Corleonesi
- Sicily, Italy
The Castellammarese War (Italian pronunciation: [kaˌstɛllammaˈreːze,-eːse]) was a bloody power struggle for control of the American Mafia between partisans of Joe "The Boss" Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano that took place in New York City, New York, from February 26, 1930, until April 15, 1931.
The First Mafia War was the first high-profile conflict between Mafia clans in post-war Italy (the Sicilian Mafia has a long history of violent rivalries). In 1962, mafia boss Cesare Manzella organized a drug shipment to the United States with the help of two Sicilian clans, the Grecos and the La Barberas.
The Castellammarese War was a conflict between the Castellammarese and Masseria organized crime families in New York City from 1930 to 1931 that ultimately led to the reorganization of the Mafia.
Mar 15, 2019 · How The Mafia Has Survived And Is Involved In International Crime Today. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Oxford University professor of criminology Federico Varese about how the Italian-American...
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Apr 24, 2023 · The war has changed everything by creating “an environment of unacceptable risk for international illicit trafficking”, says a new report from America’s government.
