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Visiting the famous Hotel Nacional in Havana, Cuba. Opening in 1930, it was home to hundreds of world wide known political figures, celebrities and Hollywood stars and dignitaries for decades.
The Havana Conference of 1946 was also held at this hotel; a historic meeting of United States Mafia and Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. Supposedly arranged by Charles “Lucky” Luciano, the conference was held to discuss important mob policies, rules, and business interests. The Havana Conference was attended by delegations representing crime families throughout the United States. The conference was held during the week of December 22, 1946, at the Hotel Nacional. The Havana Conference is considered to have been the most important mob summit since the Atlantic City Conference of 1929. Decisions made in Havana resonated throughout US crime families during the ensuing decades. The meeting was shown in the film Godfather II.
Visiting the famous Hotel Nacional in Havana, Cuba. Opening in 1930, it was home to hundreds of world wide known political figures, celebrities and Hollywood stars and dignitaries for decades.
The Havana Conference of 1946 was also held at this hotel; a historic meeting of United States Mafia and Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. Supposedly arranged by Charles “Lucky” Luciano, the conference was held to discuss important mob policies, rules, and business interests. The Havana Conference was attended by delegations representing crime families throughout the United States. The conference was held during the week of December 22, 1946, at the Hotel Nacional. The Havana Conference is considered to have been the most important mob summit since the Atlantic City Conference of 1929. Decisions made in Havana resonated throughout US crime families during the ensuing decades. The meeting was shown in the film Godfather II.
