Take stock of those who were assassinated

Mondo History Updated on 2024-02-01

The 16th *** led the North to victory in the Civil War, promoted the realization of American federalism, and led the abolition of black slavery in the United States during his tenure.

On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated by the extreme slave John Booth and died the next morning at the age of 56.

In 2008, the British newspaper The Times ranked 43 Americans** as "the greatest**" on different criteria, and Lincoln ranked first.

35th American**. During Kennedy's tenure, the United States experienced important events during the Cold War, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.

The policy direction he led helped the United States establish technological and economic superiority in the Cold War, so he is regarded by many Americans as one of the greatest in history.

On November 22, 1963, Kennedy, accompanied by his wife Jacqueline and the governor of Texas, drove through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas in an open-top car, and died in the afternoon of the same day, ending his career of only three years.

An outstanding military commander and statesman at the end of the Roman Republic. After becoming governor of Gaul, he conquered all of Gaul (present-day France) in eight years. In 49 BC, he led an army to occupy Rome, defeated Pompey, gathered power, implemented ** rule, and formulated the "Julian Calendar". Caesar, as the founder of the Roman Empire, is known as Julius Caesar.

Caesar's ** and reforms were resolutely opposed by a part of the senatorial aristocracy. On March 15, 44 BCE, Caesar was assassinated at the age of 56 by members of the Senate led by Ebrutus. According to historian Etropis, more than 60 people were involved in this at the time.

The 3rd (5th-9th) term of Korea seized power with the "May 16 military coup", cultivated the Ministry of Intelligence, a secret service agency, and adopted the "Restoration Constitution" that abolished the re-election limit, and ruled for 18 years.

But Park Chung-hee also led South Korea to industrialization and economic take-off (South Korea's GDP per capita grew from $82 in 1960 to $1,592 in 1980, known as the "Han River Miracle").

On October 26, 1979, due to internal conflicts, Park Chung-hee was shot and assassinated by CIA Director Kim Jae-gyu at a dinner in Gongjingdong.

In 2012, her daughter Park Geun-hye was elected as the 18th South Korean **, the first female ** in South Korea, and the only example of a father and daughter in South Korea.

In 1998, Park Chung-hee was selected by Time magazine as one of the 20 most influential people in Asia in the 20th century.

The first Prime Minister of Japan. As a veteran of the Japanese Restoration Movement and the father of the Meiji Constitution, Ito Hirobumi helped Japan get rid of the shadow of the shogunate and become an Asian power with his talents.

However, in order to get out of the domestic crisis, Ito Hirobumi pursued foreign expansion and launched aggression against Korea and China (Sino-Japanese War).

On October 26, 1909, Ito Hirobumi was shot dead by Korean patriot Ahn Chong-geun at the Harbin Railway Station.

On the day of the execution, Ahn Chong-geun wore a new national costume and shouted "Long live Korean independence" three times, heroically serving for justice.

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