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Joseph Charles Bonanno

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Castellammare del Golfo, Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy
Death: May 11, 2002 (97)
Tucson, Pima, AZ, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Salvatore Bonanno and Catherine Bonanno
Husband of Fay Bonanno and Private
Father of Salvatore "Bill" Bonano; Private; Private; Catherine Labruzzo; Joseph Bonano Jr and 2 others
Brother of Private; Private; Carmen Bonano; Rose Bonano and Catherine Petrino

Occupation: Head of The Family (Boss)
Managed by: Tommaso Valarani
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About Joseph Charles Bonanno

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bonanno

Joseph Charles Bonanno (born Giuseppe Carlo Bonanno; Italian: [d%CA%92u%CB%88z%C9%9Bppe ˈkarlo boˈnanno]; January 18, 1905 – May 11, 2002), sometimes referred to as Joe Bananas, was an Italian-American crime boss of the Bonanno crime family, which he ran from 1931 to 1968.

Bonanno was born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, where his father was also involved in organized crime. At the age of three, Bonanno immigrated to New York City with his family, for about 10 years before he moved back to Italy. He later slipped back into the United States in 1924, by stowing away on a Cuban fishing boat bound for Tampa, Florida. After the Castellammarese War, Salvatore Maranzano was murdered in 1931, and Bonanno took control of most of the crime family, and at age 26, Bonanno became one of the youngest-ever bosses of a crime family. In 1963, Bonanno made plans with Joseph Magliocco to assassinate several rivals on the Mafia Commission. When Magliocco gave the contract to one of his top hit men, Joseph Colombo, he revealed the plot to its targets. The Commission spared Magliocco's life but forced him into retirement, while Bonanno fled to Canada. In 1964, he briefly returned to New York before disappearing until 1966. This ensued the "Banana War" that lasted until 1968, when Bonanno retired to Arizona. Later in life, he became a writer, publishing the book A Man of Honor: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno in 1983. Bonanno died on May 11, 2002, in Tucson, Arizona.

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Joseph Charles Bonanno's Timeline

1905
January 18, 1905
Castellammare del Golfo, Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy
1932
1932
1934
1934
1945
1945
2002
May 11, 2002
Age 97
Tucson, Pima, AZ, United States