In addition to the attack on the Republican candidate, there have been many attacks on politicians throughout history. A brief review of the most emblematic ones.
The attack on the Republican candidate Donald Trump adds up to the long run list of politicians attacked with firearms. In history there were emblematic cases such as the assassination of the then president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in 1963 and the attacks on the Pope John Paul II and the then president of the United States Ronald Reagan in 1981. In recent years, there have also been several similar events around the world.
In May there was past assassination attempt in Slovakia when they shot the Prime Minister Robert Fico. It happened at the end of a cabinet meeting in the town of Handlová. Argentina We live the attempt against Cristina Kirchneroccurred September 1, 2022That day, the then vice president was returning home in the Recoleta neighborhood when a young man pointed the gun at her face and pulled the trigger twice, but the shot did not go off. A trial is currently underway for the incident.
He August 9, 2023 was murdered he Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio of Ecuador. A court in Quito recently sentenced two men and a woman to 12 years in prison for helping a hit squad carry out the attack. Villavicencio had been threatened for her allegations of corruption and connections between organised crime and politicians during her work as a journalist..
Another attack in Argentina It happened on August 26, 2021. That day Provincial deputy of Corrientes Miguel Arias (PJ-Frente Corrientes de Todos) He was shot in the town of Tapeibecuá, during an electoral campaign event.
In 2018, Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed during a campaign event for the presidential elections that he would win that year. Later, he identified himself attacker as Adélio Bispo de OliveiraAccording to a report from the Brazilian Military Police, the attacker said he acted out of “personal reasons” and “by order of God”Five years later, Bolsonaro had to undergo surgery due to the consequences of that stabbing.
A very serious attack suffered the leader of the Spanish People’s Party, José María Aznar, in 1995. On April 19 of that year, a car bomb exploded near the car that was transporting him through the city of Madrid. The armor of the car miraculously saved him. The attack was attributed to ETAthe Basque armed organisation. Ten months later, Aznar won the elections and became President of the Government.
Source: Ambito
