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Hells Angels (disbanded)

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Also known as H.A., Red & White, 81, HAMC, H. A., Hells Angels Motorcycle Club

outlaw motorcycle club

Key facts

Abbreviation
HA 81 HAMC Big Red Machine
Founded
March 17, 1948 ; 78 years ago ( 1948-03-17 )
Founder
Otto Friedli
Founded at
Fontana, California , U.S.
Type
Outlaw motorcycle club
Headquarters
Oakland, California , U.S.
Region served
Worldwide (592 charters in 66 countries)
Members
Over 6,000
Key people
Sonny Barger
Website
Official website

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official website
www.hells-angels.com
Image
Hells Angels-03.jpg
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Commons category
Hells Angels
inception
1948-03-17
topic's main category
Category:Hells Angels
official color
white
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
short name
HAMC
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is an international outlaw motorcycle club founded in California whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", and "81". With a membership of over 6,000, and 592 charters in 66 countries, the HAMC is the largest outlaw biker club in the world.

The Hells Angels have a history of involvement in organized crime, such as drug trafficking, and engaging in violent conflict with other outlaw motorcycle clubs. Involvement in organized crime and violence has historically extended to the organization's most senior leadership. Many police and international intelligence agencies, including the United States Department of Justice, the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada, the Australian Federal Police, and Europol, consider the club an organized crime syndicate.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hells Angels (disbanded)” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.