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Sentenced to death, died in uncertain circumstances before sentence was carried out Saddam Hussein Iraq: April 28, 1937: President (1979–2003) December 30, 2006: Executed by hanging Sima Chi: China (Western Jin) 284: Emperor (307 to 311) March 14, 313: Executed prisoner of war Sima Ye: China (Western Jin) 300: Emperor (313 to 316) February 7, 318
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.
This list considers only the incumbent head of state or government. Heads of state or government assassinated or executed after they left office (e.g. Aldo Moro , Saddam Hussein and Shinzo Abe ) are excluded.
This is a list of successful assassinations, sorted by location.For failed assassination attempts, see List of people who survived assassination attempts.. For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure, often for religious, political or monetary reasons.
Nalu people: 1890–1897† French Senegal: Béhanzin: King of Dahomey Kingdom of Dahomey: 1894–1906† Martinique French Algeria: Gungunhana: King of Gaza: Gaza Empire: 1895–1906† Portugal Azores, Portugal: Khalid bin Barghash: Sultan of Zanzibar: Zanzibar: 1896–1927† German East Africa British Mauritius (Seychelles) Saint Helena ...
Representative government has been a luxury that relatively few people have enjoyed throughout human history. And while the vast majority of dictators fall short of Hitler or Stalin-like levels of ...
We collected old photos of major leaders and dictators, past and current, to give a taste of who they once were. ... 25 world leaders and dictators when they were young. ... People. Why Angelina ...
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.