Bugs Moran (as rival)

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Bugs Moran was a Prohibition-era Chicago gangster and leader of the North Side Gang, best known as Al Capone’s chief rival and a central figure in the city’s violent bootlegging wars.

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instanceOf Prohibition-era gangster
bootlegger
gangster
human
organized crime figure
activeYears 1910s–1930s
alias Bugs Moran
birthDate 1893-08-21
birthPlace Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge bank robbery
conspiracy
mail fraud
robbery
criminalOrganization North Side Gang
criminalStatus imprisoned at time of death
deathDate 1957-02-25
deathPlace Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
era Prohibition in the United States
ethnicBackground Irish-American
familyName Moran
fieldOfWork illegal alcohol distribution
organized crime
fullName George Clarence Moran
gender male
givenName George
hasCauseOfDeath lung cancer
knownFor leading the North Side Gang after the deaths of previous leaders
violent rivalry with Al Capone over control of Chicago rackets
languageSpoken English
middleName Clarence
notableAssociate Dean O’Banion
Hymie Weiss
notableEvent target of the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
notableFor being a leading rival of Al Capone in Chicago
conflict with the Chicago Outfit
involvement in Prohibition-era bootlegging wars in Chicago
occupation bootlegger
gangster
mobster
participantIn Chicago bootlegging wars
gang conflicts in Chicago during the 1920s
placeOfDetention United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
positionHeld leader of the North Side Gang
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
rival Al Capone
Chicago Outfit
survivedEvent Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Al Capone
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