Editing Salvatore Maranzano

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|Image =Salvatore-Maranzano.jpg
|fullname = Salvatore Maranzano 
|alias = Little Caesar
|origin =Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy
|occupation = ''Capo de tutti capi'' of the [[American Mafia]]
|type of villain = Mob Boss
|goals = 
|crimes = Prostitution<br>[[Illegal Drug Trade|Drug trafficking]]<br>[[Murder]]<br>Racketeering<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Homophobia]] 
|hobby = 
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'''Salvatore Maranzano''' (31st July 1886 - 10th September 1931) was a [[Mafia ]]boss known as "Little Caesar" responsible for the foundation of the Bonnano crime family.

== Biography ==
Maranzano was born in Sicily in 1931. Although initially wanting to be a priest, he later joined the Mafia and moved to the USA. As well as running a legitimate real estate business, Maranzano also got involved in bootlegging, prostitution and the [[Illegal Drug Trade]], and took future mob boss [[Joseph Bonnano]] under his wing. 

As a powerful mob boss, Maranzano attempted to take control of the Castellammarese Mob, resulting in him ordering the assassination of another mobster who was attempting to take charge. However, this caused [[Giuseppe Masseria]], who was running the man before the American Mafia's governing body The Commission as the leader, to declare war on Maranzano, starting what is known as '''The Castellammarese War'''. Eventually, Maranzano bribed Masseria' s lieutenants [[Lucky Luciano]] and [[Vito Genovese]], who assassinated Masseria, with the help of [[Bugsy Siegel]], [[Albert Anastasia]] and [[Joe Adonis]]. Now in control of the Castellammarese Mob, Maranzano became the "Boss of all Bosses". However, after discovering that Luciano believed he was dangerously power hungry, Maranzano attempted to have him and Genovese assassinated. However, Luciano discovered his plan and sent Siegel and another assassin to Maranzano' s office, where they gunned him down. Following his death, Luciano abolished the position of "Boss of Bosses".

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