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v. t. e. Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. [1] [2] It may be prompted by grievances, notoriety, financial, military, political or other motives.
2 days ago · Assassination, the killing of a public figure, such as a government leader or other prominent person, for political purposes. This might be done to seize power, to start a revolution, or to undermine a regime or its critics.
Assassination, the murder of an opponent or well-known public figure, is one of the oldest tools of power struggles, as well as the expression of certain psychopathic disorders. It dates back to the earliest governments and tribal structures of the world.
2 days ago · Assassination of John F. Kennedy, mortal shooting of the 35th president of the United States in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. His accused killer was Lee Harvey Oswald, who was himself murdered before he could stand trial, and the death of Kennedy has long been the subject of speculation and conspiracy theories.
Feb 1, 2023 · Three Haitian Americans and a Colombian have been charged in the US over the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021. Seven people in total have now been charged in the US.
Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights movement leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7:05 p.m.
Jul 9, 2022 · Here's everything we know about his assassination. A car carrying the body of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his home in Tokyo on Saturday, July 9. (Shiho Fukada for CNN)
