A number of world leaders have been assassinated in the twenty years since 2000. Below is the complete list.
Shinzo Abe, 67, a former Japanese prime minister, was assassinated on Friday (July 8) while giving a campaign speech in western Japan.
The incident is the first since before World War II in a country with strict gun control laws. According to reports, the alleged murderer claimed he had a grudge against an organization he thought the premier was affiliated with; nevertheless, police say that investigations into the claims are still underway.
For political leaders, the stakes can be very high, as Statista's Anna Fleck explains below. A number of political figures have been killed in the previous twenty years, either while they were still in government or after leaving it. The presidents and prime ministers who have passed away since 2000 are shown in the graphic below, according to AP.
Jovenel Mose, the president of Haiti, was reportedly tortured just a y...
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