Assassinated Leaders Who Changed History

Abraham Lincoln, John F Kennedy, Mahatma Gandhi, Anwar Sadat, Yitzhak Rabin, and many others were assassinated while in power. Each assassination changed the course of history. Lincolns death affected Reconstruction.

Kennedys assassination launched decades of conspiracy theories and political cynicism. Gandhis assassination nearly triggered civil war between Hindus and Muslims. Sadats assassination slowed the Arab Israeli peace process.

Rabin assassination by an extremist Israeli set back the Oslo Peace Process, possibly permanently. Political violence has shaped nations as much as elections and wars..