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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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But an assassination attempt or two later, and Amin starts inexorably down the bloodthirsty path that would eventually cost some 300,000 Ugandans their lives and millions more untold misery. In March, a parliamentary commission headed by Senator Paolo Guzzanti directly accused the Soviet Union of planning and directing the 1981 assassination attempt of Pope John Paul II in St. In her new position as a soldier, Gael proves her talent as she swiftly quells an assassination attempt on Lord Knaar, Lord of the Westmark. |
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