Data Bank of Assassinations, 1948-1967

This study contains data on 409 assassination events that occurred in 84 countries in the period 1948-1967. The data cover plotted, attempted, or actual assassinations of prominent public figures, such as top government officeholders and military figures, leaders of large trade unions or religious m...

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Main Author: Feierabend, Ivo (Author)
Contributors: Feierabend, Rosalind (Contributor) ; Jagger, F.M. (Contributor) ; Nesvold, B.A. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1984
In:Year: 1984
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
assassination attempts
assassinations
internal political conflict
international conflict
political opposition
Political Violence
Social Problems
Violence
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Summary:This study contains data on 409 assassination events that occurred in 84 countries in the period 1948-1967. The data cover plotted, attempted, or actual assassinations of prominent public figures, such as top government officeholders and military figures, leaders of large trade unions or religious movements, and leaders of minority groups. For each event, information is provided on the country, date, and location of occurrence, the issue involved, the identity of the assassin and of the target, such as the type of group to which the assassin belonged and the political and social position of the target, and the outcome of the event.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR05208.v1