Muammar Gaddafi was one of the country's leaders who was cruelly and sadistically murdered. Photo/Reuters
Usually, in murder cases, the motive is clear: jealousy, political or religious idealism, contract killing and revenge. As the world evolved into modern times, the assassination of important people began to become more of a tool in power struggles between leaders themselves and was also used for political symbolism, such as in the propaganda.
From the Moabite king Eglon stabbed to death on his throne in 1200 BC to the assassination of several presidents and prime ministers. And, perhaps long before that, political leaders had been assassinated for various reasons.
Assassinations can be motivated by religious, ideological, political or military reasons, but the end result is the targeted assassination of public figures, those we know well or love.
Here are 8 famous assassinations of the most famous and beloved political leaders and the locations where they were killed.
1. Rafic Hariri (Lebanon)
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Launch List of wondersRafic Baha El Deen Al-Hariri (November 1, 1944 – February 14, 2005), was a business magnate and Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation on October 20, 2004.
He headed five cabinets during his tenure. Hariri dominated the country's post-war political and economic life and is widely credited with rebuilding Beirut after 15 years of civil war.
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