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assassination
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have ...
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For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure, often for religious, political or monetary reasons.
Africa
The Americas
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Australia
New Caledonia
Samoa
Palau
Solomon Islands
West Papua
See also
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List of assassinated anticolonialist leaders
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List of assassinations by car bombing
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List of assassinated and executed heads of state and government
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List of assassinated serving ambassadors
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List of Israeli assassinations
The following is a list of alleged and confirmed assassinations reported to have been conducted by the State of Israel. It includes attempts on notable persons who were reported to have been specifically targeted by the various Israeli security, ...
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List of Iranian assassinations
List of Iranian assassinations refers to a list of alleged and confirmed assassinations, reported to have been conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and previously by the Pahlavi Dynasty and several underground Resistance Opposition groups.
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List of people who survived assassination attempts
This is a list of survivors of assassination attempts, listed chronologically. It does ''not'' include those who were heads of state or government at the time of the assassination attempt. See List of heads of state and government who survived a ...
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List of terrorist incidents
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List of fictional assassins
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List of assassinations by the Assassins
References
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