Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Get in touch with us nowThroughout the history, many political leaders have been victims of targeted violence. On July 8, 2022, the former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was shot in Nara while giving a speech. The assassin, who was arrested at the crime scene, believed that the ex-prime minister was part of an organization that he resented.
The number of assassinations peaked in the 1970s, partly because of power struggles in former colonies. Many of the leaders assassinated were killed in coup d'etats. Some of the most known names on the list include the two former U.S. presidents William McCarthey and John F. Kennedy, former Russian Tsar of Russia Nicholas II, and the former Libyan leader Muammar Ghaddafi.
Some state leaders hold on to their power for decades, amd survive several coup attempts. Since 1900, Fidel Castro, who ruled Cuba for over 50 years, was the longest ruling non-royal leader. Of the current state leaders, Paul Biya in Cameroon holds the record for the longest ruling leader.
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