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This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
Military coup d'état: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike: Prime Minister of Ceylon: September 26, 1959: Colombo Ceylon: Talduwe Somarama: Hazza' Majali: Prime Minister of Jordan: August 29, 1960: Amman Jordan: Killed in a bomb explosion Abebe Aregai: Prime Minister of Ethiopia: December 17, 1960: Addis Ababa Ethiopia: Failed military coup d'état ...
A number of heads of state and heads of government have taken their own lives, either while in office or after leaving office. National leaders who take their own lives while in office generally do so because their leadership is somehow threatened – for instance, by a coup or an invading army. Some have done so under compulsion
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Canadian politicians. It includes politicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Biography portal
Who Killed the Canadian Military? is a 2004 non-fiction book by J. L. Granatstein, a Canadian historian and military veteran. It examines and critiques the dilapidated state of the Canadian military. It also argues that a well-funded and well-trained military is necessary, given the then current international climate, and that increased ...
Born on May 21, 1939, in Toronto, Ontario, [4] Granatstein received a graduation diploma from Royal Military College Saint-Jean in 1959, his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1961, his Master of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1962, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Duke University in 1966.
Trevor Cadieu was born in Saskatchewan and raised in Vernon, British Columbia. [4] He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1995 following studies at the Royal Military College of Canada (B.A. History), and was posted to Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) - colloquially referred to as the Strathcona's - an armoured regiment based in Calgary, Alberta.
He served over 30 years in the Canadian Army, starting as a second lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps and retired at the rank of brigadier-general.. O'Connor then entered the private sector as Vice-President of Business Development for a large facility management firm, and Vice-President of Operations for a vehicle testing centre.