assassination

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Davignon, who went on to become a vice president of the European Commission in the 1980s, was a novice diplomat at the time of the assassination.

From Barron's

For baby boomers, the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council who formerly served as the late Khamenei’s top advisor, said in his first remarks since the ayatollah’s killing that his assassination was unprecedented.

From Los Angeles Times

Even before Abe's assassination, the Unification Church had drawn controversy with its teachings.

From BBC

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and its other founders nearly 50 years ago designed its institutions to survive wars and assassinations.

From BBC