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List of assassinations

  • ️Wed Jan 26 2022

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.

Date Victim(s) Method Assassin(s) Notes
7 December 1710 Daniel Parke, British governor of the Leeward Islands Beating Several members of a mob. An angry mob captured Parke in his house, beat him severely, and dragged him out to die of his wounds.[1] His last words to his tormentors, as he lay dying, were reported as: "Gentlemen, you have no sense of honor left, pray have some of humanity."[2]
Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes
23 August 1938 Ricardo Moreno Cañas, doctor and politician, and surgeon Carlos Echandi Beltrán Cortés Killed as revenge for a failed surgery the two doctors had operated on Cortes. Moreno was shot to death inside his home, while Echandi was shot to death outside his door. Cortes also killed Canadian Arthur Maynard that same day.[16][17]
Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes
8 May 1935 Antonio Guiteras, Revolutionary Socialist leader
Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes
1983 Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada Killed along with seven other politicians and businessmen in a coup that led to the United States invasion of Grenada a few days later
1983 Jacqueline Creft, Minister of Education and Women's Affairs and domestic partner of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop Killed along with Bishop and six other politicians and businessmen in a coup that led to the United States invasion of Grenada a few days later
Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes
18 November 1978 Leo Ryan, Member of the US House of Representatives Members of the Peoples Temple in Jonestown Shot to death in Guyana while investigating human rights violations by members of the Peoples Temple.
13 June 1980 Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure
22 April 2006 Satyadeow Sawh, Agriculture Minister Murdered along with his brother, sister and a security guard, by masked gunmen dressed in military fatigues
Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes
17 April 1987 Carlton Barrett, musician, drummer, and member of The Wailers Shot by a gunman outside his home in Kingston. Barrett's widow, Albertine Barrett, was subsequently jailed in 1991, after being convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. Sentenced with her were taxi driver Glenroy Carter, her reputed lover, and Junior "Bang" Neil, a mason, who the prosecution alleged was responsible for the actual shooting.
11 September 1987 Peter Tosh, musician, songwriter, and member of The Wailers Armed gunmen led by Dennis "Leppo" Lobban Shot twice in the head after being held hostage and tortured for hours during an armed robbery attempt at his home in Kingston. Killed alongside herbalist Wilton "Doc" Brown and disc jockey Jeff 'Free I' Dixon. Several others in the house were wounded, including Tosh's common law wife Andrea Marlene Brown, Free I's wife Yvonne ("Joy"), Tosh's drummer Carlton "Santa" Davis, and musician Michael Robinson.
2 June 1999 Junior Braithwaite, musician, singer, and member of The Wailers Shot and killed along with fellow musician Lawrence Scott in Kingston
Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes
2 January 1955 José Antonio Remón Cantera, President of Panama Killed at racetrack by machine gun[22]
31 July 1981 Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera, Maximum Leader of the Revolution and de facto leader of Panama Alleged to be the United States by Manuel Noriega and his attorney Likely killed in an aircraft accident by a radio detonated bomb –– but not confirmed. Much speculation has existed surrounding this incident, and few confirmed sources.
13 September 1985 Hugo Spadafora, guerrilla fighter and political activist Manuel Noriega (suspected)
Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes
5 February 1962 James Patrick Ward, barrister Unknown Killed by a parcel bomb. Assailant was never identified.
Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes
20 August 2002 Augustine Geve, Minister for Youth, Women and Sports Ronnie Cawa, Francis Lela, Harold Keke
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