7 Famous Assassinations Around the World

(Baonghean.vn) -They were human rights activists, military generals, emperors, and heads of state assassinated out of hatred, jealousy, disagreement, or simply because the killers sought fame. Many of them were women, but their immense influence in politics was the reason they were murdered.

Reinhard Heydrich - Senior Commander of Nazi Germany

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (born March 7, 1904, died June 4, 1942) was a high-ranking and notorious Nazi commander. He was the leader of the campaign to exterminate millions of Jews in the territories occupied by the Nazi army.

Without World War II, humanity would never have known the name Heydrich. However, analysts believe he was the figure who would have brought global victory to Nazism worldwide if he hadn't been assassinated. He possessed a ruthlessness similar to that of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, but was considered twice as intelligent as the leader of this brutal army.

Indira Gandhi - The female Prime Minister of India

Indira Gandhi (born November 19, 1917, died October 31, 1984) was twice elected Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966, to March 24, 1977, and re-elected from January 14, 1980, until her assassination. As the daughter of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi decided to follow in her father's political footsteps and enjoyed widespread popular support.

Despite being a woman, she steered India through its most critical period. At the time she took power, the conflict between India and Pakistan was at its peak. Furthermore, India was facing external threats from the United States and China.

Gandhi's somewhat sensitive decisions in her final years led to her assassination. Her decision to send troops to attack the Golden Temple, a sacred Sikh place of worship, to eliminate a local extremist religious leader, offended the Sikh community. Consequently, two Sikh bodyguards in Gandhi's security detail shot and killed her at her residence in New Delhi on October 31, 1984.

US President John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (born May 29, 1917, died November 22, 1963) was the 35th president of the United States. He was not the first American president to die by assassination, but he was the shortest-lived president in American history.

The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 shocked the United States and the international community. He was shot dead at noon on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. A man named Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and charged with killing a police officer at 7 a.m., and then shooting the President at noon. Oswald was shot dead by Jack Ruby at a Dallas police station two days later.

However, the details of the Kennedy assassination remain controversial, as there are suspicions that Oswald had accomplices, or even that he was the victim of a premeditated plot and did not actually kill the president.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhu

Benazir Bhu (born June 21, 1953, in Karachi; died December 27, 2007, in Rawalpindi) was the most influential female politician in the newly independent Islamic nation of Pakistan. She was elected Prime Minister twice but was dismissed both times due to controversies surrounding allegations of corruption against the President.

Despite being forced into exile in 1999, she returned after reaching an agreement with President Pervez Musharraf in October 2007. Her political career continued to flourish, to the point that Western media predicted her imminent return to power. However, Benazir Bhu was assassinated in a suicide bombing while her party was holding a rally in Rawalpindi.

US President Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809 – died April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States. He is known as the "Great Emancipator" for his achievements in the Civil War in abolishing slavery in the United States.

Abraham Lincoln was the first US president to be assassinated after Washington led the country to independence from British colonial rule. On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln, along with his wife and two guests, attended a theatrical performance in Washington, D.C. Unexpectedly, he was shot in the head from behind by John Wilkes Booth, one of the most famous actors of the time. He died the following morning, April 15, 1865, from his severe injuries.

Russian Tsar Alexander II

Alexander II (born April 29, 1818 - died March 13, 1881) is famous as the "Liberating Tsar" because he signed the decree emancipating serfs, giving 20 million Russian peasants the right to own land and become self-reliant. He was one of the last Tsars of Russia, making many contributions to the prosperity and development of the country.

Tsar Alexander II's name is associated with the "Emancipation Decree" of 1861, which helped peasants become masters of their own destiny. In addition, other reforms were proposed to gradually advance the Russian economy towards capitalism and escape its stagnation.

On March 13, 1881, Tsar Alexander II approved the first constitution and established two legislative committees. However, this was also a fateful day when he was assassinated by a left-wing terrorist organization. Due to his severe injuries, the liberating Tsar of Russia could not survive and breathed his last on the same day.

Franz Ferdinand - Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary

Not many people know the name Franz Ferdinand, yet his assassination was one of the most shocking events in history. Franz Ferdinand (born December 18, 1863 - died June 28, 1914) was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. No one expected him to inherit the throne at birth; however, the death of his cousin when he was 12 years old made him the successor to the royal family.

As a proponent of expansionist ambitions in the Balkans, Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by the Black Hand terrorist organization on June 28, 1914. The perpetrator who shot and killed Prince Franz Ferdinand was identified as Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian student belonging to the Black Hand organization.

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