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A number of heads of state and heads of government have taken their own lives, either while in office or after leaving office.National leaders who take their own lives while in office generally do so because their leadership is somehow threatened – for instance, by a coup or an invading army.
Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning [72] Horse Valley, Pennsylvania: U.S. Irving Whalley: April 26, 1960 June 3, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 86th (1959–1961) Edith Nourse Rogers Republican Massachusetts (5th district) September 10, 1960 79 Heart attack [73] Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. F. Bradford Morse: June 30, 1925 March 19, 1881 Saco ...
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America's suicide rate increased by 1% from 2021 to 2022 — to about 14 deaths for every 100,000 people. It's the highest rate since these deaths have been tracked.
The suicide rate among older women has increased over the past two decades but remains far below the rate among older men. There were about 6 suicide deaths for every 100,000 women 55 and older in ...
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 describes the organizational relationships within the department and is the foundational issuance for delineating the major functions of the department. The latest version, signed by former secretary of defense Robert Gates in December 2010, is the first major re-write since 1987. [25] [26]
The U.S. suicide rate inched lower last year for the first time in more than a decade, according to new preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decrease was small ...