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Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. Lit.: Julius Caesar] (102–44 B.C.) murdered by conspirators. [Br. Lit.: Julius Caesar] king killed by the people, who were horrified at his murderous family. [Br. Legend and Lit.: Benét, 410] assassinated Hipparchus, brother of the tyrant Hippias. [Gk. Hist.: EB (1963) XI, 198] Caesar killed by opposing factions (44 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: EB, 3: 575–580] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bernaddtte was assasinated by the LEHI (Lohamei Herut Yisrael) terrorist group led by Yitzhak Shamir, early Israeli Prime Minister. Finally, the process of beatification has begun for Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was assasinated at the height of El Salvador's civil war in 1980. A Kochi native, Sakamoto was an archetypal "live fast, die young" rebel who was assasinated in Kyoto at the age of 33, having tried to drum up support for nationwide political upheaval. |
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